Photopectoralis

Photopectoralis
Photopectoralis bindus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus:
Sparks, Dunlap & W. L. Smith, 2005
Type species
Leiognathus aureus
Abe & Haneda, 1972[1]

Photopectoralis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2][1]

Species

There are four recognized species in this genus:[2][1]

  • Photopectoralis aureus (T. Abe & Haneda, 1972) (Golden ponyfish)
  • Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Orangefin ponyfish)
  • Photopectoralis hataii (T. Abe & Haneda, 1972) (Hatai's ponyfish)
  • Photopectoralis panayensis (Seishi Kimura & Dunlap, 2003) (Panay ponyfish)

References

  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Photopectoralis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Photopectoralis". FishBase. August 2015 version.


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