Leiognathidae

Common ponyfish

Leiognathus equula

Leiognathid Fish of the Persian Gulf

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Leiognathus equula, the common ponyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It may also sometimes be referred to as Leiognathus argenteus, which is a junior synonym to L. equula.