Leiognathus
Leiognathus is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1] All the species can separated by other fish due to silver colored body and presence of a nuchal crest just before the dorsal fin starts in forehead region. The fish are commonly known as Silverbelly due to silver colored bodies.
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| Genus: | Leiognathus Lacépède, 1802 |
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| Leiognathus argenteus Lacépède, 1802 | |
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Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Leiognathus aureus T. Abe & Haneda, 1972 (Golden ponyfish)
- Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Berber ponyfish)
- Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835) (Shortnose ponyfish)
- Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775) (Common ponyfish)
- Leiognathus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Ornate ponyfish)
- Leiognathus longispinis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Longspine ponyfish)
- Leiognathus oblongus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Oblong ponyfish)
- Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004
- Leiognathus striatus P. S. B. R. James & Badrudeen, 1991
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Leiognathus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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