Nuchequula

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

Nuchequula
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Nuchequula

Whitley, 1932
Type species
Equula blochii
Valenciennes, 1835

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) (Twoblotch ponyfish)
  • Nuchequula flavaxilla Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008 (Yellowspotted ponyfish)
  • Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851) (Decorated ponyfish)
  • Nuchequula glenysae Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
  • Nuchequula longicornis Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
  • Nuchequula mannusella Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2007
  • Nuchequula nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Spotnape ponyfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nuchequula in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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