Family : Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Berber ponyfish
Fish Name : Leiognathus berbis
Max size : 11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 47581)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 40 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, off Zanzibar, along the Indian coasts and off Sri Lanka. Elsewhere, eastern Indian Ocean and southeast Asia.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits inshore coastal waters (Ref. 47581). Feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves (Ref. 5213)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Woodland, David J.
Main Ref : Woodland, D.J., S. Premcharoen and A.S. Cabanban. 2001. (Ref. 47581)

India country information
Common Names : Lined ponyfish
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses