| Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes), subfamily: Gazzinae |
| 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine |
| Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand and Jakarta, Indonesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14. This species is characterized by the following features: Cheek and breast naked; fully scaled dorsolateral body surface; anteroventral profile of the lower jaw usually strongly concave; upper oral valve with minute, sparse, slender projections; bicuspid or tricuspid preorbital spine, expanded distally; elongated second dorsal fin spine, reaching beyond base of fifth soft ray when fin is appressed; second anal fin spine not elongated, not extending to the base of fifth soft ray when fin appressed (Ref. 74926). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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