Twoblotch Ponyfish

Nuchequula glenysae

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth11–70 m
Water temperature26–29 °C
Best monthsJune and August
How commonRare

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 3 records
May: 3 records
June: 16 records
July: 8 records
August: 14 records
September: 3 records
October: 8 records
November: 1 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–70 m · Deepest record: 88.5 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 27 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 6 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C

24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 34 records
28–30 °C: 31 records

Names and classification

English: Twoblotch Ponyfish

Similar species

Black-neck Pony-fish
Nuchequula gerreoides
Ponyfish
Nuchequula nuchalis
Ponyfish
Nuchequula blochii
Long-spined Pony-fish
Equulites leuciscus
Orangefin ponyfish
Photopectoralis bindus
pugnose ponyfish
Deveximentum insidiator

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
102 open-data records from 1961 to 2011.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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