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Fish Identification
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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes
Subfamily: Gazzinae
Genus: Gazza

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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Gazza achlamys Jordan & Starks, 1917

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Gazza achlamys
[Smalltoothed ponyfish]
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Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Gazza dentex
[Ovoid toothpony]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm FL
Gazza minuta (Bloch, 1795)

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Gazza minuta
[Toothpony]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
Gazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita & Iwatsuki, 2000

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Gazza rhombea
[Rhomboid toothpony]
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Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Gazza squamiventralis
[Scaled belly toothpony]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gazza achlamys Smalltoothed ponyfish Indo-West Pacific 17 TL 1917
Gazza dentex Ovoid toothpony Indo-Pacific 11.6 SL 1835
Gazza minuta Toothpony Indo-Pacific 21 FL 1795
Gazza rhombea Rhomboid toothpony Indo-West Pacific 17.6 SL 2000
Gazza squamiventralis Scaled belly toothpony Western Indian Ocean 9.6 SL 2001



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