Nuchequula

Nuchequula is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Nuchequula
Nuchequula nuchalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Nuchequula
Whitley, 1932
Type species
Equula blochii
Valenciennes, 1835[1]

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) (Twoblotch ponyfish)
  • Nuchequula flavaxilla Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008 (Yellowspotted ponyfish)
  • Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851) (Decorated ponyfish)
  • Nuchequula glenysae Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
  • Nuchequula longicornis Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
  • Nuchequula mannusella Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2007
  • Nuchequula nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Spotnape ponyfish)

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nuchequula in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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