Leiognathus

Classification

Genus: Leiognathus
Family: Leiognathidae - Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes
Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Species

Berber ponyfish
(Leiognathus berbis)

Shortnose ponyfish
(Leiognathus brevirostris)

Common ponyfish
(Leiognathus equula)

Longspine ponyfish
(Leiognathus longispinis)

Leiognathus mazavasaoka

Leiognathus parviceps

Leiognathus robustus

Deep pugnose ponyfish
(Leiognathus ruconius)

Leiognathus striatus

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