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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes

Genus: Gazza

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Gazza achlamys Jordan & Starks, 1917

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Gazza achlamys
[Smalltoothed ponyfish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Gazza dentex
[Ovoid toothpony]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm FL
Gazza minuta (Bloch, 1795)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Gazza minuta
[Toothpony]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
 
Gazza rhombea
[Rhomboid toothpony]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Gazza squamiventralis
[Scaled belly toothpony]
5 Species of Family Leiognathidae with Genus Gazza
(Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1917 Gazza achlamys Smalltoothed ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 17 TL
1835 Gazza dentex Ovoid toothpony Indo-Pacific 11.6 SL
1795 Gazza minuta Toothpony Indo-Pacific 21 FL
2000 Gazza rhombea Rhomboid toothpony Indo-West Pacific 17.6 SL
2001 Gazza squamiventralis Scaled belly toothpony Western Indian Ocean 9.6 SL



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