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Rhomboid ponyfish

Gazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita & Iwatsuki, 2000

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rhomboid 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 rhomboid ponyfish live?

Not recorded

Is the rhomboid 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 rhomboid ponyfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyLeiognathidae
  6. genusGazza
  7. SpeciesGazza rhombea Kimura, Yamashita & Iwatsuki, 2000
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Rhomboid toothponyEnglish
  • plošák šelfovýCzech
  • ヒシコバンヒイラギJapanese
  • Peixe-pônei-romboidePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rhomboid ponyfish

Other species in the same genus Gazza.

Ponyfish

Gazza minuta

LeiognathidaeNo free photo yet

Ponyfish

Gazza achlamys

LeiognathidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rhomboid ponyfish?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rhomboid ponyfish (Gazza rhombea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhomboid-ponyfish

MLA

“Rhomboid ponyfish (Gazza rhombea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhomboid-ponyfish.

BibTeX
@misc{rhomboid_ponyfish_2026,
  title = {Rhomboid ponyfish (Gazza rhombea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhomboid-ponyfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}