Secutor megalolepis Mochizuki & Hayashi, 1989
Bigscale ponyfish
Secutor megalolepis
photo by FAO

 Family:  Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)
 Max. size:  4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and northern Australia.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 08.08.96
 Modified by: Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen - 19.08.09

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