Biology:Nuchequula

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Nuchequula
Nuchequula nuchalis(Leiognathidae).JPG
Nuchequula nuchalis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Nuchequula
Whitley, 1932
Type species
Equula blochii
Valenciennes, 1835[1]

Nuchequula is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5234668 entry