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
Species: N. blochii – N. flavaxilla – N. gerreoides – N. glenysae – N. longicornis – N. mannusella – N. nuchalis
Name
Nuchequula Whitley, 1932
Created as a subgenus of Eubleekeria
Type species: Equula blochii Valenciennes, 1835
References
Chakrabarty, P. & Sparks, J.S., 2007: Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Nuchequula Whitley 1932 (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with the description of a new species. American Museum Novitates, 3588: 1–25. [1]
Kimura, S., Kimura, R. & Ikejima, K., 2008: Revision of the genus Nuchequula with descriptions of three new species (Perciformes: Leiognathidae). Ichthyological Research 55: 22–42.
Whitley, G.P. 1932. Some fishes of the family Leiognathidae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10(2): 99–116, Pls. 13–14. BHL Reference page.
Nuchequula is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]
Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) (Twoblotch ponyfish)
Nuchequula flavaxilla Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008 (Yellowspotted ponyfish)
Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851) (Decorated ponyfish)
Nuchequula glenysae Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
Nuchequula longicornis Seishi Kimura, R. Kimura & Ikejima, 2008
Nuchequula mannusella Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2007
Nuchequula nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Spotnape ponyfish)
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leiognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nuchequula in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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