Equulites berbis
| Equulites berbis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Equulites |
| Species: | E. berbis
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| Binomial name | |
| Equulites berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Equulites berbis, the Berber ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is found in brackish and marine waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Zanzibar east in the Indian Ocean to south-east Asia. Like its relatives, the fish is a demersal species that feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves. Equula berbis is considered by some authorities to be nomen dubium with the taxon it is assigned to being of uncertain placement beyond the family level, the name being thought to probably be a junior synonym of Equulites oblongus.[3]
References
- ^ Kimura, S.; Cabasan, J.P.; Santos, M.; Bucol, A.; Carpenter, K.E. (2024). "Equulites berbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T75550952A75550962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T75550952A75550962.en. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Equulites berbis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Equulites berbis". FishBase. December 2019 version.