Author: (Lacepède, 1803)
FBname: Striped ponyfish
Comments: Found in coastal waters.  May also enter semi-enclosed sea areas and estuaries (Ref. 11230).  Euryhaline (Ref. 12743).  Forms schools (Ref. 30573).  Feeds on polychaetes, small crustaceans, and small fish (Ref. 5213).