| Family: |
Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes), subfamily: Gazzinae |
| Max. size: |
7.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean : Gulf of Oman, Iran. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14; Vertebrae: 24-24. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: cheek and anterior breast are scaleless (scaly area not extending anteriorly beyond a line between pectoral-fin insertion and anteroventral tip of cleithrum); lateral-line scales 70-85; with a single monocuspid preorbital spine; BD 37-49% SL; dark dots arranged in a grid pattern on dorsolateral body without vertical lines (Ref. 123706). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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