Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes
Subfamily: Gazzinae
Genus: Photolateralis

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4 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Photolateralis antongil
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.2 cm FL
Photolateralis moretoniensis (Ogilby, 1912)

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Photolateralis moretoniensis
[Moreton Bay ponyfish]
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Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Photolateralis polyfenestrus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Photolateralis stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

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Photolateralis stercorarius
[Oblong slipmouth]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Photolateralis antongil Western Indian Ocean 7.5 SL 2006
Photolateralis moretoniensis Moreton Bay ponyfish Western Pacific 11.2 FL 1912
Photolateralis polyfenestrus Western Indian Ocean 6.7 SL 2019
Photolateralis stercorarius Oblong slipmouth Indo-West Pacific 10.2 SL 1907



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