Leiognathidae

23 species in this family

The Leiognathidae family belongs to the breams, snappers & drums and includes 23 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Best-known species

Toothed ponyfish

Gazza minuta

Leiognathidae

Banded ponyfish

Aurigequula fasciata

Leiognathidae

Common ponyfish

Leiognathus equulus

Leiognathidae

Deep pugnose pony

Photopectoralis bindus

Leiognathidae

Black tipped ponyfish

Eubleekeria splendens

Leiognathidae

Black slipmouth

Karalla daura

Leiognathidae

Large-toothed ponyfish

Gazza achlamys

Leiognathidae

Ponyfish (Leiognathus brevirostris)

Leiognathidae

Pugnose ponyfish

Secutor insidiator

Leiognathidae

Deep pugnose ponyfish

Secutor ruconius

Leiognathidae

All species from A to Z

Banded ponyfish

Aurigequula fasciata

Leiognathidae

Black slipmouth

Karalla daura

Leiognathidae

Black tipped ponyfish

Eubleekeria splendens

Leiognathidae

Common ponyfish

Leiognathus equulus

Leiognathidae

Deep pugnose pony

Photopectoralis bindus

Leiognathidae

Deep pugnose ponyfish

Secutor ruconius

Leiognathidae

Dussumier's pony fish

Karalla dussumieri

Leiognathidae

Elongate ponyfish

Equulites elongatus

Leiognathidae

Highfin ponyfish

Equulites leuciscus

Leiognathidae

Klunzinger's ponyfish

Equulites klunzingeri

Leiognathidae

Large-toothed ponyfish

Gazza achlamys

Leiognathidae

Longspine ponyfish

Leiognathus longispinis

Leiognathidae

Moreton ponyfish

Equulites moretoniensis

Leiognathidae

Oblong ponyfish

Nuchequula gerreoides

Leiognathidae

Oblong slipmouth

Equulites stercorarius

Leiognathidae

Offshore ponyfish

Equulites rivulatus

Leiognathidae

Orangefin ponyfish

Photopectoralis aureus

Leiognathidae

Ornate ponyfish

Equulites lineolatus

Leiognathidae

Ponyfish (Leiognathus brevirostris)

Leiognathidae

Ponyfish (Nuchequula nuchalis)

Leiognathidae

Pugnose ponyfish

Secutor insidiator

Leiognathidae

Rhomboid ponyfish

Gazza rhombea

Leiognathidae

Toothed ponyfish

Gazza minuta

Leiognathidae