Photolateralis

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]

Photolateralis
illustration of Photolateralis stercorarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Photolateralis
Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2015 [1]
Type species
Leiognathus stercorarius
Evermann & Seale, 1907[2]

Species

There are 3 recognized species in this genus:

References


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