Equulites leuciscus

Equulites leuciscus

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
Subfamilia: Gazzinae
Genus: Equulites
Species: Equulites leuciscus

Name

Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860)

• Holotype (unique): BMNH 1858.4.21.243.

Type locality: Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.

Synonymy

• Equula leuciscus Günther, 1860
  • Leiognathus leuciscus (Günther, 1860) -- Uyeno & Yabumoto in Masuda et al., 1984
  • Photoplagios leuciscus (Günther, 1860) -- Sparks et al., 2005
  • Photopectoralis leuciscus (Günther, 1860) -- Yamanoue & Toda, 2008
• Liognathus hastatus Ogilby, 1912
• Equula longispina De Vis, 1884
• Equula novaehollandiae Steindachner, 1879
• Leiognathus vermiculatus Fowler, 1904

Vernacular names

English: Whipfin ponyfish

References

• 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)

• Günther, A., 1860: Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. British Mus., London. v. 2: i-xxi + 1-548. BHL