Leiognathus

Leiognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Leiognathus
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Leiognathus argenteus
Lacépède, 1802
Synonyms
  • Equula G. Cuvier, 1815
  • Argylepes Swainson, 1839
  • Macilentichthys Whitley, 1932
  • Aurigequula Fowler, 1918

Leiognathus is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1] All the species can separated by other fish due to silver colored body and presence of a nuchal crest just before the dorsal fin starts in forehead region. The fish are commonly known as Silverbelly due to silver colored bodies.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Leiognathus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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