Nuchequula
Appearance
Nuchequula | |
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Nuchequula nuchalis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Leiognathidae |
Genus: | Nuchequula Whitley, 1932 |
Type species | |
Equula blochii Valenciennes, 1835[1]
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Nuchequula is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
Species
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leiognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nuchequula in FishBase. December 2013 version.