(Striped ponyfish)
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 50 m . Tropical; 26°C - 29°C ; 37°N - 27°S, 37°E - 170°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14. Deep bodied and vertical dark bars on upper sides. Long filament on dorsal spine . Silvery body. Naked head; with nuchal spine. Protracted mouth pointing downward. Thin scales on breast. 2nd dorsal spine elongated. Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:02 July 2016 (FishBase)
ATCGGCACCCTTTATATAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATGGTAGGAACAGCCCTAAGTCTTCTTATCCGAGCAGAATTAAGCCAGCCTGGAGCTCTTCTTGGAGATGACCACATTTACAATGTTATTGTTACCGCACACGCATTCGTAATAATTTTTTTTATGGTCATACCCATTATAATTGGAGGCTTTGGTAACTGACTCATCCCCCTAATAATTGGAGCCCCCGACATGGCATTCCCACGCATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGACTTCTTCCCCCATCATTCTTACTCCTCCTAGCATCTTCAGGCATCGAAGCTGGCGCAGGCACCGGCTGAACAGTATACCCCCCTCTCGCCGGCAACCTTGCCCACGCAGGCGCTTCCGTAGACCTGACCATCTTCTCACTTCATCTCGCCGGAATCTCGTCAATCCTAGGGGCCATTAACTTCATTACAACAATTATTAACATAAAACCCCCAGCCATCTCACAATTTCAAACCCCTCTATTCGTCTGAGCAGTGCTCATTACAGCAGTCCTTCTTCTCCTCTCCCTCCCAGTTCTCGCAGCGGGTATCACAATACTGCTTACTGACCGCAACCTCAACACCACATTCTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATCCTGTACCAGCACTTATTCTGA