''Photolateralis'' is a genus of marine

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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 ...

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Leiognathidae 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 ...

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is unique among ponyfishes in possessing a translucent mid-lateral flank stripe which, depending on the

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, may be either a composite stripe of numerous independent translucent windows or a continuous translucent lateral stripe.

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) * '' Photolateralis polyfenestrus Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2019''

References

Leiognathidae Bioluminescent fish Taxa named by Prosanta Chakrabarty Ray-finned fish genera {{Leiognathidae-stub