Photolateralis

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Photolateralis
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illustration of Photolateralis stercorarius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Photolateralis
Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1]
Type species
Leiognathus stercorarius
Evermann & Seale, 1907 [2]

Photolateralis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. This genus is unique among ponyfishes in possessing a translucent mid-lateral flank stripe which, depending on the species, may be either a composite stripe of numerous independent translucent windows or a continuous translucent lateral stripe. [1]

Species

There are 4 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 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. PMID   25947728.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Photolateralis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Photolateralis polyfenestrus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2025-02-06.


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