Nuchequula

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

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

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. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nuchequula". FishBase. December 2013 version.


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