Deveximentum megalolepis (Mochizuki & Hayashi, 1989)
Bigscale ponyfish
Deveximentum megalolepis
photo by FAO

Family:  Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes), subfamily: Gazzinae
Max. size:  7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 8.4 g
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and northern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 August 2023 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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