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Eubleekeria jonesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Leiognathidae
Genus:	Eubleekeria
Species:	E. jonesi
Binomial name
Eubleekeria jonesi (P.S.B.R. James, 1971)
Synonyms
Leiognathus jonesi James, 1971

Eubleekeria jonesi, commonly known as Jones’s pony fish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean. This species was first formally described as Leiognathus jonesi in 1971 by the Indian ichthyologist P.S.B.R. James (1934-2019) and its specific name honours James’ predecessor as director of the Indian Central Marine Fisheries Institute in Kochi, Santhappan Jones (1910-1997).

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eubleekeria jonesi". FishBase. December 2019 version.
2. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (12 August 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 2): Families EPHIPPIDAE, LEIOGNATHIDAE, SCATOPHAGIDAE, ANTIGONIIDAE, SIGANIDAE, CAPROIDAE, LUVARIDAE, ZANCLIDAE and ACANTHURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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