Photolateralis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. This genus is unique among ponyfishes in possessing a translucent mid-lateral flank stripe which, depending on the species, may be either a composite stripe of numerous independent translucent windows or a continuous translucent lateral stripe.[1]
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| illustration of Photolateralis stercorarius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Genus: | Photolateralis Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Leiognathus stercorarius Evermann & Seale, 1907[2]
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Species
editThere are 3 recognized species in this genus:
- Photolateralis antongil (Sparks, 2006)
- Photolateralis moretoniensis (J. D. Ogilby, 1912) (Moreton Bay ponyfish)
- Photolateralis stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Oblong slipmouth)
References
edit- ^ a b Sparks, J.S.; Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family". Zootaxa. 3947 (2): 181–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.2. PMID 25947728.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Photolateralis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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