| Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes), subfamily: Gazzinae |
| 9.82 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine |
| Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14; Vertebrae: 23-23. This species is distinguished from its congeners by having an expansive irregular-pentagonal, translucent flank patch in males and by a strong concavity dorsal to the orbit creating a hump-shaped rise in the dorsal profile that gives the head an appearance of being small and pointed; a much deeper body 34-49% of SL (vs. 12.5-29.7% in E. elongatus and E. rivulatus); differs from E. laterofenestra and E. klunzingeri by possessing a translucent flank patch in males that does not reach the pectoral fin; differs from E. laterofenestra and E. leuciscus by a dorsal flank pigmentation pattern of thin transverse lines vs. round semi-circles and oval shapes (Ref. 84470). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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