Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes

Genus: Secutor

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Secutor hanedai
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Secutor indicius
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Secutor insidiator
[Pugnose ponyfish]

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.

Secutor interruptus
[Pig-nosed pony-fish]

No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL

Secutor mazavasaoka
[]

Photo by FAO

Secutor megalolepis
[Bigscale ponyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Secutor ruconius
[Deep pugnose ponyfish]

7 Species of Family Leiognathidae with Genus Secutor
(Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1989	Secutor hanedai		Indo-West Pacific	7.1 SL
1973	Secutor indicius		Western Pacific	8.8 SL
1787	Secutor insidiator	Pugnose ponyfish	Indo-West Pacific	11.3 SL
1835	Secutor interruptus	Pig-nosed pony-fish	Indo-Pacific	6.4 SL
2011	Secutor mazavasaoka		Indian Ocean	10.9 SL
1989	Secutor megalolepis	Bigscale ponyfish	Western Pacific	4.8 SL
1822	Secutor ruconius	Deep pugnose ponyfish	Indo-West Pacific	8 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishesGenus: Secutor(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes

Genus: Secutor

(See list of species below)