Scientific Name	Aurigequula fasciatus			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1803)	Depth	1 - 50M
Chinese	條紋金鰏	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰏科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F366　Leiognathidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長棘鰏
Max Length	21 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金錢仔、兵葉仔(澎湖)、方葉仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Mauritius
Synonyms	Aurigequula fasciata, Leiognathus fasciatus
Reference	Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase( 2002)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1803 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057535. ASIZP0065202. ASIZP0070453. ASIZP0072252. ASIZP0801063. ASIZP0804288. ASIZP0911063. ASIZP0914288. FRIP00611. NMNSF00816.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pony fish; Striped slipmouth; Thread-finned ponyfish; Striped ponyfish; Banded ponyfish; Broadbanded ponyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body deep and compressed, the back more strongly arched than anterior part of belly; body depth 1.7 to 2 times in standard length. Mouth pointing when protracted. Scales on breast very thin. 2nd dorsal spine distinctly elongated; pelvic fins not quite reaching to anal fin origin. Body silvery; about 10-15 widely spaced, dark vertical lines on back superimposed by a few yellow blotches, lines fading gradually toward lower sides; margin of soft dorsal fin grey; anal fin hyaline with a yellow margin; posterior margin of caudal-fin lobes black; pectoral and pelvic fins hyaline; pectoral-fin axil yellow, base dotted black.
habitats	Found in coastal waters. May also enter semi-enclosed sea areas and estuaries. Euryhaline. Forms schools. Feeds on polychaetes, small crustaceans, and small fish.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Persian Gulf through India and Sri Lanka to Japan, East China Sea, South China Sea, northeastern Australia, Samoa, and Fiji. It is found
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh; also used for fish meal and duck food.