Family : Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Orangefin ponyfish
Fish Name : Photopectoralis bindus
Max size : 11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3424)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 10 - 160 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.88-2.63; tm=1.2)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Port Sudan in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Japan, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), and Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14. Silvery body; snout with a dark band; dorsal and anal fins with orange tips. Head naked; with nuchal spine. Mouth pointing forward when protracted. Breast with small scales.
Biology : Found over muddy sand bottoms of coastal inshore waters (Ref. 47581). Often enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Forms schools. Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Woodland, David J.
Main Ref : James, P.S.B.R.. 1984. (Ref. 3424)

India country information
Common Names : Orangefin ponyfish, काप, മോഡ മുള്ളന്, നല്ല മുള്ളന്, നല്ല മുള്ളിന്, బిందు కారా , தத்னங் காரை, டட்னம் காரே , മുള്ളന്, காளீக்காரல், சுடுப்புனம்  காரல் , நாமக்காரல் , காரைபொடீ , ಕುರಿಚಿ , ಗುರುಕು , காரல்  , காரை , కారా , Bindoo-karah, Kap, Moda mullan, Nalla-mullen, Silver bellies, Tatnam-kare
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses