Scientific Name	Nuchequula nuchalis			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)	Depth	2 - 10M
Chinese	項斑項鰏	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰏科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F366　Leiognathidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	頸斑項鰏
Max Length	25 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	金錢仔、兵葉仔(澎湖)、方葉仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Equula nuchalis, Leiognathus nuchalis, Leiognathus nucleasis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056225. ASIZP0059831. ASIZP0065691. ASIZP0068589. ASIZP0068674. ASIZP0068864. ASIZP0075344. ASIZP0075368. ASIZP0075387. ASIZP0075405. ASIZP0075413. ASIZP0075473. ASIZP0075474. ASIZP0075477. ASIZP0075514. ASIZP0075541. ASIZP0075552. ASIZP0075566. ASIZP0075579. ASIZP0075642. ASIZP0075804. ASIZP0075905. ASIZP0078278. ASIZP0079248. ASIZP0079528. ASIZP0700242. BMNH1884.5.15.8-9. NMMBP01974. NMMBP04175. NMMBP04182. NMMBP05386. NMMSTP00332. NMNSF00797. NMNSF01027. NMNSF01252. NMNSF01590. NTMP0948. ...List all 42 records...
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pony fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, moderately elongate and compressed, its depth 2.2 to 3.1 times in standard length; dorsal and ventral profiles almost equally convex. Snout pointed; mouth pointing downward when protracted. Upper half of anterior body and cheek naked. Body unifornly silvery; a dark blotch on nape. Dorsal-fin membrane from about 1/2 its height to tips of second to fifth spines black; soft part of dorsal and anal fins, as well as caudal fin, yellow with grey edges; pelvic and pectoral fins colourless.
habitats	Found in shallow coastal and brackish waters. Aggregates in schools. Produces sound.
Distribution	Distributed in the northwest Pacific from southern Japan, Taiwan and from Fujian south to the Gulf of Tong King. It is mainly found in northeastern and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh; also used for fish meal and duck food.