Photolateralis moretoniensis

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 moretoniensis

Name

Photolateralis moretoniensis (Ogilby, 1912)

• Syntypes: QM I.1583 [? ex AFAQ 1106]; AMS I.12590 (1).

Type locality: Bulwer, Moreton Bay, off Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia.

Etymology: named after the type locality of the species, Moreton Bay, Australia.

Synonyms

• Leiognathus moretoniensis Ogilby, 1912
  • Photoplagios moretoniensis (Ogilby, 1912) -- Sparks et al., 2005
  • Equulites moretoniensis (Ogilby, 1912) -- 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.

• Ogilby, J. D., 1912: On some Queensland fishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 1: 26–65, Pls. 12-14.

• 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.