Gazza (genus)
| Gazza | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Gazza Rüppell, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Gazza equulaeformis Rüppell, 1835 | |
Gazza is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Gazza achlamys D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1917 (Smalltoothed ponyfish)
- Gazza dentex (Valenciennes, 1835) (Ovoid toothpony)
- Gazza minuta (Bloch, 1795) (Toothpony)
- Gazza rhombea Seishi Kimura, T. Yamashita & Iwatsuki, 2000 (Rhomboid toothpony)
- Gazza squamiventralis T. Yamashita & Seishi Kimura, 2001 (Scaled belly toothpony)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gazza in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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