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Leiognathus
Sign in to saveLeiognathus 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. They are sometimes known as silverbellies.
Species
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAcanthuriformes
- FamilyLeiognathidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 679
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Leiognathidae
- Collections
- UWFC, CUMV, USNM, YPM, AUM, NMV
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Iran, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Leiognathidae
- Named after
- jaw
- Image
- L. equulus.png
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- Leiognathus
- taxon name
- Leiognathus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Leiognathus
- topic has template
- Template:Taxonomy/Leiognathus
- taxon range
- Java Sea
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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. They are sometimes known as silverbellies.
==Species== There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: Leiognathus bindoides (Bleeker, 1851) Leiognathus equula (Forsskål, 1775) (Common ponyfish) Leiognathus parviceps (Valenciennes, 1835) Leiognathus robustus Sparks & Dunlap, 2004
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