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Karalla daura

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Karalla daura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
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 wqestern 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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Karalla daura". FishBase. December 2019 version.