Berbis ponyfish
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L. berbis
Binomial name
Leiognathus berbis
(Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Equula berbis Valenciennes, 1835
  • Scomber equula minimus Forsskål, 1775[1]

Leiognathus berbis, commonly known as the Berbis ponyfish, is a fish of brackish and marine waters found from Indo-West Pacific to along the Indian coasts and off Sri Lanka. As its relatives, the fish is a demersal species where they feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves. [2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218462
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Leiognathus berbis" in FishBase. 7 2015 version.