Equulites
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| Genus: | Equulites Fowler, 1904
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| Leiognathus vermiculatus Fowler, 1904
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Equulites is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2] Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that Equulites elongates is in fact a species group made up of three species Equulites aethopos, Equulites elongates and Equulites popei.[3]
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Equulites absconditus Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2010
- Equulites elongatus (Günther, 1874) (Slender ponyfish)
- Equulites klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1898)
- Equulites laterofenestra (Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2007)
- Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860) (Whipfin ponyfish)
- Equulites rivulatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
References
- ^ Chakrabarty, P.; Sparks, J.S. (2015). "Formalizing the names of subfamilies and tribes of ponyfishes (Leiognathidae Gill 1893)". Zootaxa. 3964 (2): 298–299. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3964.2.10. PMID 26249439.
- ^ a b Sparks, J.S.; Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family". Zootaxa. 3947 (2): 181–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.2. PMID 25947728.
- ^ Hiromu Suzuki; Seishi Kimura (2017). "Taxonomic revision of the Equulites elongatus (Günther 1874) species group (Perciformes: Leiognathidae) with the description of a new species". Ichthyological Research. 64 (3): 339. doi:10.1007/s10228-017-0572-9.
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