Photolateralis

Photolateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Subfamily: Gazzinae [1]
Genus: Photolateralis
Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2015 [2]

Photolateralis is a genus of ponyfishes. This genus is unique among ponyfishes in possessing a translucent mid-lateral flank stripe which, depending on the species, may be either a composite stripe of numerous independent translucent windows or a continuous translucent lateral stripe.[2]

Species

There are 3 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S. (2015): Formalizing the names of subfamilies and tribes of ponyfishes (Leiognathidae Gill 1893). Zootaxa, 3964 (2): 298-299.
  2. 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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