Photopectoralis aureus

Photopectoralis aureus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Photopectoralis
Species: P. aureus
Binomial name
Photopectoralis aureus
(T. Abe & Haneda, 1972)
Synonyms

Leiognathus aureus Abe & Haneda

Photopectoralis aureus, commonly known as the golden ponyfish or false toothed ponyfish, is a marine fish native to the Western Pacific from Taiwan south to Indonesia as well as to the Gulf of Thailand, Timor Sea, and the Arafura Sea.[1][2] It grows to 10 cm (3.9 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Photopectoralis aureus" in FishBase. August 2015 version.
  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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