Equulites
| Equulites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Subfamily: | Gazzinae [1] |
| Genus: | Equulites Fowler, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Leiognathus vermiculatus Fowler, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Photoplagios Sparks, Dunlap & Smith, 2005 | |
Equulites is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Equulites absconditus Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010
- Equulites elongatus (Günther, 1874) (Slender ponyfish)
- Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898)
- Equulites laterofenestra (Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2007)
- Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860) (Whipfin ponyfish)
- Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
References
- ↑ Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S. (2015): Formalizing the names of subfamilies and tribes of ponyfishes (Leiognathidae Gill 1893). Zootaxa, 3964 (2): 298-299.
- 1 2 Sparks, J.S. & Chakrabarty, P. (2015): Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family. Zootaxa, 3947 (2): 181–190.
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