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Pope’s ponyfish

Equulites popei (Whitley, 1932)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pope’s ponyfish (Equulites popei) is a species in the family Leiognathidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the pope’s 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 pope’s ponyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the pope’s 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 pope’s ponyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyLeiognathidae
  6. genusEquulites
  7. SpeciesEquulites popei (Whitley, 1932)

Synonyms Macilentichthys popei

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Slender ponyfishEnglish
  • Peixe-pônei-de-PopePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pope’s ponyfish

Other species in the same genus Equulites.

Ponyfish

Equulites elongatus

LeiognathidaeNo free photo yet

Ponyfish

Equulites rivulatus

LeiognathidaeNo free photo yet

Ponyfish

Equulites leuciscus

LeiognathidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pope’s ponyfish?

The pope’s ponyfish (Equulites popei) belongs to the family Leiognathidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pope’s ponyfish (Equulites popei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/popes-ponyfish

MLA

“Pope’s ponyfish (Equulites popei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/popes-ponyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{popes_ponyfish_2026,
  title = {Pope’s ponyfish (Equulites popei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/popes-ponyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}