Species FAO code: LGE

Leiognathus equulus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Germany	de Gemeiner Ponyfisch	–
Netherlands	nl Ponyvis [Leiognathus equula synonym for Leiognathus equulus]	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775)

Scientific name

Leiognathus equulus

Author

(Forsskål, 1775)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LGE

Morphological description

Description: Body silvery, dorsal grey with numerous bars, thin and dark; caudal peduncle with a small brown saddle; dorsal fin transparent, pectoral fins axil black, anal fins yellowish. Head naked, with nuchal spine; snout short and rounded; mouth protrusible pointing downward; eyes large. Body compressed and deep, depth max 1.7-1.9 in SL; back strongly arched; breast scaleless. (Ref. 2108, 48635, 90102).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLeiognathidae
    - GenusLeiognathus
      - SpeciesLeiognathus equulus

Synonyms

Leiognathus obscura Seale, 1901
Leiognathus argenteus Lacepède, 1802
Equula caballa Valenciennes, 1835
Equula totta Cuvier, 1829
Scomber edentulus Bloch, 1795
Equula edentula (Bloch, 1795)
Leiognathus edentulus (Bloch, 1795)
Scomber equula Forsskål, 1775
Leiognathus equula (Forsskål, 1775)
Equula ensifera Cuvier, 1829

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775)

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Leiognathus equulus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central