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

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Equulites absconditus Northwest Pacific 9.8 SL 2010
Equulites aethopos Red Sea elongate ponyfish Western Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 2017
Equulites elongatus Elongate ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 8.1 SL 1874
Equulites klunzingeri Klunzinger's ponyfish Western Indian Ocean 13.4 SL 1898
Equulites laterofenestra Western Pacific 12.8 SL 2007
Equulites leuciscus Whipfin ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1860
Equulites lineolatus Ornate ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1835
Equulites oblongus Oblong ponyfish Indo-Pacific 14.6 TL 1835
Equulites popei Pope's ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1932
Equulites rivulatus Western Pacific 10 FL 1845



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