Goldstripe ponyfish ராம காரே , దాసర కారా , ராமகாரை, മുള്ളന്, சுடுப்புனம் காரல் , காளீக்காரல் , நாமாகாரல் , காரைபொடீ , ಕುರಿಚಿ , ಗುರುಕು , காரல் , காரை , కారా , Dacer-karah, Goldstriped ponyfish, Rama-kare
Family : Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)
Order : Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Goldstripe ponyfish
Fish Name : Leiognathus daura
Max size : 14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3424)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 40 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka; including Pakistan, eastwards to the Philippines (Ref. 4537); probably not reaching Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14. Body silvery; greenish dorsally; pectoral axil black. Head naked; with nuchal spine. Protracted mouth pointing downward.
Biology : Found in shallow waters, predominantly over muddy bottoms (Ref. 30573). Usually occurs in schools. Feeds on polychaetes, bivalves, small crustaceans and sponges (Ref. 30573)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Woodland, David J.
Main Ref : James, P.S.B.R.. 1984. (Ref. 3424)
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Common Names : ராம காரே , దాసర కారా , ராமகாரை, മുള്ളന്, சுடுப்புனம் காரல் , காளீக்காரல் , நாமாகாரல் , காரைபொடீ , ಕುರಿಚಿ , ಗುರುಕು , காரல் , காரை , కారా , Dacer-karah, Goldstriped ponyfish, Rama-kare
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses
