Equulites
| Equulites | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leiognathidae |
| Subfamily: | Gazzinae |
| Genus: |
Equulites Fowler, 1904 |
| Type species | |
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Leiognathus vermiculatus Fowler, 1904 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Photoplagios Sparks, Dunlap & Smith, 2005 |
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Photoplagios Sparks, Dunlap & Smith, 2005
Equulites is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that Equulites elongates is in fact a species group made up of three species Equulites aethopos, Equulites elongates and Equulites popei.
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
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