Eubleekeria jonesi

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 and

Etymology

The fish's specific name honours James’ predecessor as director of the Indian Central Marine Fisheries Institute in Kochi, Santhappan Jones.