Biology:Leiognathus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Leiognathus Lacépède, 1802 |
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| Leiognathus argenteus Lacépède, 1802[1]
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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.[2] They are sometimes known as silverbellies.[3]
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Berber ponyfish)
- Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835) (Shortnose ponyfish)
- Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775) (Common ponyfish)
- Leiognathus longispinis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Longspine ponyfish)
- Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004
- Leiognathus striatus P. S. B. R. James & Badrudeen, 1991
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Leiognathidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Leiognathidae.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2791939 entry
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