Aurigequula
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Aurigequula 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.[2]
| Aurigequula | |
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| Aurigequula fasciata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Subfamily: | Leiognathinae |
| Genus: | Aurigequula Fowler, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Clupea fasciata Lacépède, 1803[1] | |
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Aurigequula fasciata (Lacépède, 1803) (Striped ponyfish)
- Aurigequula longispinis (Valenciennes, 1835) (Longspine ponyfish)
- Aurigequula striata (James & Badrudeen, 1991) (Striated ponyfish)
