Leiognathus berbis
| Berbis ponyfish | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Leiognathus |
| Species: | L. berbis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835) | |
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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. Like its relatives, the fish is a demersal species that feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves. [2]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)". marinespecies.org.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Leiognathus berbis" in FishBase. 7 2015 version.
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