Nuchequula
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Nuchequula is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
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| Nuchequula | |
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| Nuchequula nuchalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Subfamily: | Gazzinae |
| Genus: | Nuchequula Whitley, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Equula blochii Valenciennes, 1835[1] | |
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
