Search FishBase
Other identification tools

Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



7 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Nuchequula blochii
[Twoblotch ponyfish]

Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Nuchequula flavaxilla Kimura, Kimura & Ikejima, 2008

Photo by Photo by Wiadnya, D.G.R.
 
Nuchequula flavaxilla
[Yellowspotted ponyfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Nuchequula gerreoides
[Decorated ponyfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Nuchequula glenysae Kimura, Kimura & Ikejima, 2008

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Nuchequula glenysae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Nuchequula longicornis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Nuchequula mannusella
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Nuchequula nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Nuchequula nuchalis
[Spotnape ponyfish]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 7

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nuchequula blochii Twoblotch ponyfish Indian Ocean 10.8 TL 1835
Nuchequula flavaxilla Yellowspotted ponyfish Western Central Pacific 10.9 SL 2008
Nuchequula gerreoides Decorated ponyfish Indo-West Pacific. 12.5 SL 1851
Nuchequula glenysae Western Pacific 7.3 SL 2008
Nuchequula longicornis Western Pacific 7.9 SL 2008
Nuchequula mannusella Northwest Pacific 10.1 SL 2007
Nuchequula nuchalis Spotnape ponyfish Northwest Pacific 25 TL 1845



Other identification tools in FishBase


Quick Identification
Identification keys
Identification by morphometrics
Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search FishBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search FishBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search FishBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in FishBase for the ecosystem.
cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013