Photolateralis moretoniensis
Photolateralis moretoniensis (Ogilby, 1912)
Moreton Bay ponyfish
Photolateralis moretoniensis
photo by CSIRO


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Family:  Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes), subfamily: Gazzinae
Max. size:  11.2 cm FL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Schooling species which occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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