Photolateralis

Life-forms

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: Photolateralis
Species: P. antongil – P. moretoniensis – P. stercorarius
Name

Photolateralis Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2015

Type species: Leiognathus stercorarius Evermann & Seale, 1907 = Photolateralis stercorarius

Etymology: Named after the light-organ system in members of Photolateralis.

References

Sparks, J.S. & Chakrabarty, P. 2015: Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family. Zootaxa 3947(2): 181–190. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page.

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]
Species

There are 3 recognized species in this genus:

Photolateralis antongil (Sparks, 2006)
Photolateralis moretoniensis (J. D. Ogilby, 1912) (Moreton Bay ponyfish)
Photolateralis stercorarius (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Oblong slipmouth)

References

Sparks, J.S.; Chakrabarty, P. (2015). "Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family". Zootaxa. 3947 (2): 181–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.2. PMID 25947728.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Photolateralis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 November 2020.