Equulites berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Equulites berbis, the Berber ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is found in brackish and marine waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Zanzibar east in the Indian Ocean to south-east Asia. Like its relatives, the fish is a demersal species that feeds on small crustaceans and bivalves. Equula berbis is considered by some authorities to be nomen dubium with the taxon it is assigned to being of uncertain placement beyond the family level, the name being thought to probably be a junior synonym of Equulites oblongus.
Wikipedia contributors, Equulites berbis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:28:59.517563+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Equulites berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Leiognathidae
- Genus
- Equulites
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyLeiognathidae Gill, 1893
- genusEquulites Fowler, 1904
- speciesEquulites berbis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Equulites. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Equulites oblongus (Valenciennes, 1835) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Equulites laterofenestra (Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2007) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Equulites lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1835) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Equulites elongatus (Günther, 1874) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Equulites aethopos Suzuki & Kimura, 2017 | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scomber equula minimus Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | synonym |
| Equula berbis Valenciennes, 1835 Valenciennes, 1835 | synonym |
| Equulites absconditus Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010 Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010 | synonym |
| Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Valenciennes, 1835) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1865516 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:NY6PR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.