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:
- Photolateralis antongil (Sparks, 2006)
- Photolateralis moretoniensis (J. D. Ogilby, 1912) (Moreton Bay ponyfish)
- Photolateralis stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Oblong slipmouth)
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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