Nuchequula
| Nuchequula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Nuchequula Whitley, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Equula blochii Valenciennes, 1835 | |
Nuchequula is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Nuchequula in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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