Equulites berbis

Equulites klunzingeri

Leiognathid Fish from the Western Indian Ocean

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Equulites klunzingeri, or Klunzinger's ponyfish, is a marine, demersal species of ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae which was originally found only in the Red Sea. It is colonizing the Mediterranean as part of the Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Equulites
Maximum length: 13.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: endemic to northern Red Sea. Lessepsian migrant to Mediterranean Sea.

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