Leiognathus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfishes from the family Leiognathidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2] They are sometimes known as silverbellies.[3]
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Leiognathus berbis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Berber ponyfish)
- Leiognathus brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835) (Shortnose ponyfish)
- Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775) (Common ponyfish)
- Leiognathus longispinis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Longspine ponyfish)
- Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004
- Leiognathus striatus P. S. B. R. James & Badrudeen, 1991
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leiognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leiognathus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ James, P. S. B. R.; M. Badrudeen (1990). "A new species of silverbelly Leiognathus striatus (Family Leiognathidae: Pisces) from the Gulf of Mannar, India and redescription of Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepède)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India. 32 (1–2): 217–226.
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