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Aurigequula fasciata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Leiognathidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Aurigequula Fowler, 1918

Similar
  
Equulites, Eubleekeria splendens, Karalla daura, Karalla, Gazza minuta

Aurigequula fasciata, the striped ponyfish, is a species of ponyfish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in coastal marine and brackish waters. It occurs at depths of from 20 to 50 metres (66 to 164 ft). It is a predator upon smaller fishes, small crustaceans and polychaete worms. This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) TL though most do not exceed 17 centimetres (6.7 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Aurigequula fasciata Wikipedia


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