Photopectoralis panayensis (Kimura & Dunlap, 2003)
Panay ponyfish

Family:  Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes), subfamily: Gazzinae
Max. size:  8.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 14-14; Vertebrae: 24-24. Mouth protruding forward, not downward; teeth small, slender, pointed, uniserial on jaws; membrane between jaws and cheeks densely pigmented, with a black line between anteroventral margin of eye and the lower articulation when mouth closed; lateral line incomplete, ending below base of 14th to 16th dorsal fin soft ray or at anterior caudal peduncle; body deep, 41-51% SL; posterior limb of maxilla long, 21-26% HL; anteroventral profile of lower jaw slightly concave; belly almost wholly scaled; large blotch on nape (Ref. 49864).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 August 2023 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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