Leiognathus
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| Leiognathus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Leiognathus Lacépède, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Leiognathus argenteus Lacépède, 1802[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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.[2] They are sometimes known as silverbellies.[3]
