Equulites

Equulites

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaetodontiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Chaetodontiformes

Familia: Leiognathidae
Subfamilia: Gazzinae
Genus: Equulites
Species: E. absconditus – E. elongatus – E. klunzingeri – E. laterofenestra – E. leuciscus – E. lineolatus – E. rivulatus

Name

Equulites Fowler, 1904

• created as a subgenus of Leiognathus
• Type species: Leiognathus vermiculatus Fowler, 1904

References

• Chakrabarty, P.; Chu, J.; Nahar, L.; Sparks, J.S. 2010: Geometric morphometrics uncovers a new species of ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulites), with comments on the taxonomic status of Equula berbis Valenciennes. Zootaxa, 2427: 15–24. Preview
• Chakrabarty, P.; Sparks, J.S. 2008: Diagnoses for Leiognathus Lacepède 1802, Equula Cuvier 1815, Equulites Fowler 1904, Eubleekeria Fowler 1904, and a new ponyfish genus (Teleostei, Leiognathidae). American Museum novitates, (3623)
• Fowler, H. W., 1904: A collection of fishes from Sumatra. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Second series. 12 (4): 495–560, Pls. 7-28.