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Equulites berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)

Berber ponyfish
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India country information

Common names: Lined ponyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay (Ref. 45255). Occurs along the coast (Ref. 3424).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Yellowfin ponyfish, Scrawled ponyfish, Miralla, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes) > Gazzinae
Etymology: berbis: Name from Latin absconditus meaning hidden or concealed, referring to its being well represented in collections for many years, yet consistently misidentified as member of other species..
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
Equula berbis is considered as a nomen dubium of uncertain placement beyond the family level (Ref. 84470:20-21). Correct name Equulites oblongus; the types are in poor condition and placement in the genus Equulites is provisional (P. Chakrabarty pers.comm. tru S. Bogorodsky, 11/2010).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; salmastro demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 40 m (Ref. 30573).   Tropical; 33°N - 10°S, 39°E - 133°E

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: from the Red Sea and eastern coast of Africa to Indonesia, north to Japan; Mediterranean by Lessepian migration.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 47581); common length : 9.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 47581)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Inhabits inshore coastal waters (Ref. 47581). Feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves (Ref. 5213). Minimum depth range from Ref. 121815.

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Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Woodland, David J. | Collaboratori

Suzuki, T. and S. Kimura, 2024. Taxonomic revision of the genus Equulites Fowler 1904 (Acanthuriformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyol. Res. 71:213-259. (Ref. 130900)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.4 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 1032 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00712 - 0.03216), b=2.96 (2.77 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.