Photopectoralis
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Photopectoralis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2][1]
| Photopectoralis | |
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| Photopectoralis bindus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Subfamily: | Gazzinae |
| Genus: | Photopectoralis Sparks, Dunlap & W. L. Smith, 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Leiognathus aureus Abe & Haneda, 1972[1] | |
Species
There are four recognized species in this genus:[2][1]
- Photopectoralis aureus (T. Abe & Haneda, 1972) (Golden ponyfish)
- Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Orangefin ponyfish)
- Photopectoralis hataii (T. Abe & Haneda, 1972) (Hatai's ponyfish)
- Photopectoralis panayensis (Seishi Kimura & Dunlap, 2003) (Panay ponyfish)
