genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
ponyfish
Leiognathidae, the ponyfishes, slipmouths or slimys / slimies, are a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes. They inhabit marine and brackish waters in the Indian and West Pacific Oceans. They can be used in the preparation of ''bagoo ...
es native to the
Indian Ocean
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and the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Forsskål’s ''Scombrops equula'' as its
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
, this being a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...
for ''
Leiognathus equulus
''Leiognathus equula'', Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218459 on 2023-11-16 ...
''. In 1904 Fowler created the genus ''Deveximentum'' with Bloch’s ''Zeus insidiator'' as its type species.
Catalog of Fishes
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states that as the type species for ''Secutor'' is synonymous with ''L. equulus'' then ''Secutor'' is a synonym of ''
Leiognathus
''Leiognathus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfishes from the Family (biology), family Leiognathidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are sometimes known as silverbellies.
Species
There are c ...
'' and prefers Fowler’s ''Deveximentum''.
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Deveximentum hanedai
''Deveximentum hanedai'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It isnative to the Indian and Pacific ocean waters around the countries of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. It can be found in marine and ...
Hayashi
Hayashi (wikt:林, 林, literally "forest, woods"), is the 19th most common Japanese surname. It shares the same character as the Chinese surname Lin (surname), Lin and the Korean surname Im (surname), Im.
Notable people with the surname
*, Jap ...
, 1989)
* ''
Deveximentum indicium
''Deveximentum'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Peter Forsskål, Forsskål’s ''Scombr ...
Deveximentum insidiator
''Deveximentum insidiator'' or previously ''Secutor insidiator'', the pugnose ponyfish or barred ponyfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a ponyfish in the family Leiognathidae. The barred ponyfish's mineralized skeleton contains apatite and th ...
'' (
Bloch
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*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
*Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter
*Alfred Bloch ( ...
, 1787) (Pugnose ponyfish)
* ''
Deveximentum interruptum
''Deveximentum'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Forsskål’s ''Scombrops equula'' as ...
'' (
Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1835) (Pig-nosed ponyfish)
* ''
Deveximentum mazavasaoka
''Deveximentum'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Forsskål’s ''Scombrops equula'' as ...
Deveximentum megalolepis
''Deveximentum'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Forsskål’s ''Scombrops equula'' as ...
Hayashi
Hayashi (wikt:林, 林, literally "forest, woods"), is the 19th most common Japanese surname. It shares the same character as the Chinese surname Lin (surname), Lin and the Korean surname Im (surname), Im.
Notable people with the surname
*, Jap ...
, 1989) (Bigscale ponyfish)
* ''
Deveximentum mekranense
''Deveximentum'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Forsskål’s ''Scombrops equula'' as ...
'' Alavi-Yeganeh, Khajavi & Kimura, 2021
* ''
Deveximentum ruconius
''Deveximentum'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genus name
The genus had been once named as ''Secutor'' but ''Secutor'' was coined by Gistel in 1848 with Forsskål’s ''Scombrops equula'' as ...