Family : Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Decorated ponyfish
Fish Name : Nuchequula gerreoides
Max size : 12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3607)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 10 - 30 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.00-1.20)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in coastal waters. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Diet depend on size; small fish (7.0 cm) have a generalized diet of amphipods, polychaetes and detritus (Ref. 31455)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Woodland, David J.
Main Ref : Kimura, S., R. Kimura and K. Ikejima. 2008. (Ref. 74926)

India country information
Common Names : Shortnose ponyfish
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses