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Ponyfish

Gazza achlamys Jordan & Starks, 1917

Status not recordedbony fish

The ponyfish (Gazza achlamys) is a species in the family Leiognathidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the ponyfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ponyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the ponyfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ponyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyLeiognathidae
  6. genusGazza
  7. SpeciesGazza achlamys Jordan & Starks, 1917

Synonyms Gazza shettyi

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Large-toothed ponyfishEnglish
  • Naked toothponyEnglish
  • Naked-toothed ponyfishEnglish
  • Silver toothed-ponyfishEnglish
  • Silvertooth ponyfishEnglish
  • Smalltoothed ponyfishEnglish
  • plošák útesovýCzech
  • Motambo LisoSpanish
  • Sapsap NuFrench
  • オオメコバンヒイラギJapanese
  • Peixe-pônei-de-dentes-pequenosPortuguese
  • Голая газзаRussian
  • ปลาแป้นเขี้ยวกลมThai
  • 裸牙鰏Chinese
  • 寬身牙鰏Chinese
  • 金錢仔Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ponyfish

Other species in the same genus Gazza.

Ponyfish

Gazza minuta

LeiognathidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ponyfish?

The ponyfish (Gazza achlamys) belongs to the family Leiognathidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ponyfish (Gazza achlamys). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gazza-achlamys

MLA

“Ponyfish (Gazza achlamys).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gazza-achlamys.

BibTeX
@misc{gazza_achlamys_2026,
  title = {Ponyfish (Gazza achlamys)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gazza-achlamys},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}