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

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8 species (see list below)
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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.1 cm TL
Deveximentum hanedai (Mochizuki & Hayashi, 1989)

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Deveximentum hanedai
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Deveximentum indicium (Monkolprasit, 1973)

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Deveximentum indicium
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Deveximentum insidiator (Bloch, 1787)

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Deveximentum insidiator
[Pugnose ponyfish]

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Deveximentum interruptum (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Deveximentum interruptum
[Pig-nosed pony-fish]
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Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Deveximentum mazavasaoka
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Deveximentum megalolepis (Mochizuki & Hayashi, 1989)

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Deveximentum megalolepis
[Bigscale ponyfish]
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Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
 
Deveximentum mekranense
[Mekran ponyfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Deveximentum ruconius (Hamilton, 1822)

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Deveximentum ruconius
[Deep pugnose ponyfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Deveximentum hanedai Indo-West Pacific 9.1 TL 1989
Deveximentum indicium Western Pacific 8.8 SL 1973
Deveximentum insidiator Pugnose ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 11.3 SL 1787
Deveximentum interruptum Pig-nosed pony-fish Indo-Pacific 6.4 SL 1835
Deveximentum mazavasaoka Indian Ocean 10.9 SL 2011
Deveximentum megalolepis Bigscale ponyfish Western Pacific 7.5 TL 1989
Deveximentum mekranense Mekran ponyfish Western Indian Ocean 7.7 SL 2021
Deveximentum ruconius Deep pugnose ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 8 TL 1822



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