Equulites elongatus

Equulites elongatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Equulites
Species: E. elongatus
Binomial name
Equulites elongatus
(Günther, 1874)

Equulites elongatus, commonly known as the slender ponyfish, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] As of 2011 it has been found in the eastern Mediterranean off Israel, where it is suspected to be an invasive species from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Equulites elongatus" in FishBase. 6 2015 version.
  2. Daniel Golani; Ronald Fricke; Brenda Appelbaum-Golani (2011). "First record of the Indo-Pacific slender ponyfish Equulites elongatus (Günther, 1874) (Perciformes: Leiognathidae) in the Mediterranean". Aquatic Invasions. 6 (1, supplement): s75–s77. doi:10.3391/ai.2011.6.S1.017.


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