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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes
Subfamily: Gazzinae
Genus: Equulites

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12 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Equulites aethopos
[Red Sea elongate ponyfish]

Photo by Lai, N.-W.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Equulites berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Lai, N.-W.
 
Equulites berbis
[Berber ponyfish]

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Equulites elongatus (Günther, 1874)

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.
 
Equulites elongatus
[Slender ponyfish]

Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898)

Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat
 
Equulites klunzingeri
[Klunzinger's ponyfish]

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Equulites laterofenestra (Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2007)

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.
 
Equulites laterofenestra
[]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860)

Photo by Tonozuka, T.
 
Equulites leuciscus
[Whipfin ponyfish]

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Equulites lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan
 
Equulites lineolatus
[Ornate ponyfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Equulites macrolepis
[Largescale ponyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14.6 cm TL
Equulites oblongus (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Equulites oblongus
[Oblong ponyfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Equulites popei (Whitley, 1932)

Photo by FAO
 
Equulites popei
[Pope's ponyfish]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm FL
Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Equulites rivulatus
[]
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Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Equulites ryukyuensis
[Okinawan whip-fin ponyfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Equulites aethopos Red Sea elongate ponyfish Western Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2017
Equulites berbis Berber ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 11 TL 1835
Equulites elongatus Slender ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 8.1 SL 1874
Equulites klunzingeri Klunzinger's ponyfish Western Indian Ocean 13.4 SL 1898
Equulites laterofenestra Western Pacific 12.8 SL 2007
Equulites leuciscus Whipfin ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1860
Equulites lineolatus Ornate ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1835
Equulites macrolepis Largescale ponyfish Indian Ocean 6.2 SL 2023
Equulites oblongus Oblong ponyfish Indo-Pacific 14.6 TL 1835
Equulites popei Pope's ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1932
Equulites rivulatus Western Pacific 10 FL 1845
Equulites ryukyuensis Okinawan whip-fin ponyfish Northwest Pacific 9.6 SL 2023



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