Scientific Name	Nuchequula mannusella			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2007	Depth	1 - 100M
Chinese	圈頸鰏	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰏科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F366　Leiognathidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	圈項鰏
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	九更仔、金錢仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Malabar, India
Synonyms	Leiognathus brevirostris
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0059839. ASIZP0065686. ASIZP0066422. ASIZP0066423. ASIZP0066428. ASIZP0066998. ASIZP0700243. ASIZP0801945. ASIZP0801946. ASIZP0801947. ASIZP0911945. ASIZP0911946. ASIZP0911947. NMMBP05635. NMNSF00363. NMNSF00585. NTMP0947. NTUM00720. NTUM05767.
Common Name	Shortnose slipmouth; Shortnose ponyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval and compressed. Head naked; nuchal spine present; mouth pointing downward when protracted. 2nd dorsal spine not longer than 1/3 of body depth. Body silvery, with brownish vertical bands on back and a dark saddle on the nape, indistinct when alive; a narrow yellow stripe along lateral line; tip of dorsal fin black with yellow margin; pectoral axil with a yellow spot, partly covered by fin; tip of lower caudal fin lobe yellow. Live or fresh specimens with a golden gleam all over the body.
habitats	Lives in shallow waters down to depths of about 40 m, predominantly near the bottom, found in schools. Feeds mainly on diatoms, copepods, Lucifer, nematodes and polychaetes.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: coasts of India and Sri Lanka to China; north to Taiwan, south to Australia. It is found in western and southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh; also used for fish meal and duck food.