Biology:Karalla daura

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Karalla daura
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Karalla
Species:
K. daura
Binomial name
Karalla daura
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms[1]
  • Equula daura Cuvier, 1829
  • Leiognathus daura (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Equula dacer Valenciennes, 1835

Karalla daura, the goldstripe ponyfish, black slipmouth, black-finned slipmouth or pugnose pony, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of Aden to the Philippines . It is found in shallow water, mainly over muddy substrates where it normally occurs in schools. Its diet consists of polychaetes, bivalves, small crustaceans and sponges.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Karalla daura" in FishBase. December 2019 version.

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