Photolateralis antongil

Taxonavigation: Chaetodontiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Leiognathidae
Subfamilia: Gazzinae
Genus: Photolateralis
Species: Photolateralis antongil

Name

Photolateralis antongil (Sparks, 2006)

• Holotype: AMNH 236544.
• Paratypes: AMNH 236545 (3); SIO 05-117 (1).

Type locality: Antongil Bay, Maroansetra market, Northeastern Madagascar.

Etymology: named after the type locality of the species, Antongil Bay, NE Madagascar.

Synonyms

• Photoplagios antongil Sparks, 2006
  • Equulites antongil (Sparks, 2006) -- Kimura, et al., 2008

References

• Kimura, S., Kimura, R. & Ikejima, K., 2008: Revision of the genus Nuchequula with descriptions of three new species (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 55: 22–42.

• Sparks, J.S. 2006. A New Species of Ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Photoplagios) from Madagascar, with a Phylogeny for Photoplagios and Comments on the Status of Equula lineolata Valenciennes. American Museum Novitates 3526: 1–20. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3526%5B1:ANSOPT%5D2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• 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. Preview (PDF) Reference page.