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Leiognathus
Lacepède, 1802
(fish)
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Entity:
Leiognathinae (Subfamily)
..Aurigequula (Genus)
..Leiognathus (Genus)
....Leiognathus aureus (Species)
....Leiognathus berbis (Species) - Berber ponyfish
....Leiognathus bindus (Species) - orange ponyfish
....Leiognathus blochii (Species) - twoblotch ponyfish
....Leiognathus brevirostris (Species) - shortnose ponyfish
....Leiognathus daura (Species) - goldstripe ponyfish
....Leiognathus decorus (Species) - Decorated ponyfish
....Leiognathus dussumieri (Species) - yellowspot ponyfish
....Leiognathus elongatus (Species) - elongate slimy
....Leiognathus equulus (Species) - greater ponyfish
....Leiognathus fasciatus (Species) - banded ponyfish
....Leiognathus hataii (Species)
....Leiognathus klunzingeri (Species)
....Leiognathus leuciscus (Species) - whipfin ponyfish
....Leiognathus lineolatus (Species) - ornate ponyfish
....Leiognathus longispinis (Species)
....Leiognathus moretoniensis (Species)
....Leiognathus nuchalis (Species)
....Leiognathus oblongus (Species)
....Leiognathus pan (Species)
....Leiognathus panayensis (Species)
....Leiognathus parviceps (Species)
....Leiognathus rapsoni (Species)
....Leiognathus rivulatus (Species)
....Leiognathus smithursti (Species) - Smithurst's ponyfish
....Leiognathus spilotus (Species)
....Leiognathus splendens (Species) - blacktip ponyfish
....Leiognathus stercorarius (Species)
....Leiognathus striatus (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Lacepède, 1802. Hist. Nat. Poiss., 4, 448.
Types
Type of
:
Leiognathidae
(Family)
Gill, 1893
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 364; [<15 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Leiognathinae
(Subfamily)
Gill, 1893
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Sep 2025; 14 Sep 2025.
[inferred]
Homonyms
Junior homonym
:
Leiognathus
(Genus)
Canestrini, 1884, nom. illeg.
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
†
Equula
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1815
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 364.
Synonymous name
:
Secutor
(Genus)
Gistl, 1848
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 9 Sep 2025.
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