Leiognathidae

Leiognathidae

Taxonavigation

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
Subfamiliae: Gazzinae – Leiognathinae
Genera: †Eoleiognathus – Equula – Equulites – Eubleekeria – Gazza - Karalla – Leiognathus - Nuchequula – Photolateralis – Photopectoralis – Photoplagios – Secutor

Name

Leiognathidae Gill, 1893

• Type genus: Leiognathus Lacepède, 1802

Synonyms

• Equuloidei Bleeker, 1859

References

• Abraham, K. J., Joshi, K. K. & Murty, V. S. R., 2011: Taxonomy of the fishes of the family Leiognathidae (Pisces, Teleostei) from the West coast of India. Zootaxa, 2886: 1–18. Zootaxa 2886: 1–18. Preview
• Chakrabarty, P.; Chu, J.; Nahar, L.; Sparks, J.S. 2010: Geometric morphometrics uncovers a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulites), with comments on the taxonomic status of Equula berbis Valenciennes. Zootaxa, 2427: 15–24. Preview
• Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S., 2008: Diagnoses for Leiognathus Lacepède 1802, Equula Cuvier 1815, Equulites Fowler 1904, Eubleekeria Fowler 1904, and a new ponyfish genus (Teleostei, Leiognathidae). American Museum novitates, (3623)

• 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. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Gill, T. N., 1893: Families and subfamilies of fishes. Memoirs of the National Academy of Science, 6 (6): 127–138. BHL

• Gill, A.C. & Michalski, S. 2020. Osteological evidence for monophyly of the Leiognathidae (Teleostei: Acanthomorpha: Acanthuriformes). Zootaxa 4732(3): 409–421. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4732.3.4 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. 

Links

• Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]

Vernacular names

čeština: Plošákovití
English: Ponyfishes, Slipmouths, Slimys
日本語: ヒイラギ科
ไทย: ปลาแป้น, ปลาดอกหมาก
Tagalog: Sapsap