| Common name | Common ponyfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2016 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | mod. for abundance |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 30573, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632, 101110. |