Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Splendid ponyfish
Comments: This schooling species inhabits coastal waters.  It feeds on fish, crustaceans, foraminiferans, and bivalves (Ref. 5213).  The annotated bibliography of Leiognathidae by Pauly and Wade-Pauly (Ref. 4961) includes 172 references pertaining explicitly to <i>Leiognathus splendens</i>.