Leiognathus stercorarius, FRLM 30693, 8.0 cm SL
Leiognathus stercorarius Evermann and Seale, 1907
Slender ponyfish
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D VIII, 16; A III, 14; P1 16 - 18; LL 58 - 61; GR 5 - 6 + 11 - 14. Body elongate, moderately compressed. Mouth protruding downwards; profile of lower jaw almost straight; small slender teeth arranged in a single row on jaws. Retrorse spines of dorsal and anal fin pterygiophores embedded. Cheek, breast, and belly completely scaled. Color: body brownish dorsally, silvery-white ventrally; black blotch on snout; dark irregular oblique lines indistinctly on dorsolateral body surface; dorsal and anal fins with yellow bands. Size: maximum length about 12 cm. Distri-bution: found in Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Remarks: inhabits soft bottom area at depths shallower than 50 m.
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