Biology:Leiognathus
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Leiognathus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfishes from the family Leiognathidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1] They are sometimes known as silverbellies.[2]
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Leiognathus bindoides (Bleeker, 1851)
- Leiognathus equula (Forsskål, 1775) (Common ponyfish)
- Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Leiognathus in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ↑ James, P. S. B. R.; M. Badrudeen (1990). "A new species of silverbelly Leiognathus striatus (Family Leiognathidae: Pisces) from the Gulf of Mannar, India and redescription of Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepède)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 32 (1–2): 217–226.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Leiognathus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Leiognathus.
Wikidata ☰ Q2791939 entry
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