Photopectoralis

Photopectoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Photopectoralis
Sparks, Dunlap & W. L. Smith, 2005

Photopectoralis is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1][2]

Species

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

  • 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. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Photopectoralis in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (2 November 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 November 2015.


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