''Photopectoralis'' is a genus of marine

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es,

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 ...

from the

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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 ...

. They are native to the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

and the western

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

Species

There are four recognized species in this genus: * '' Photopectoralis aureus'' ( T. Abe &

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, 1972) (Golden ponyfish) * '' Photopectoralis bindus'' (

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, 1835) (Orangefin ponyfish) * '' Photopectoralis hataii'' ( T. Abe &

, 1972) (Hatai's ponyfish) * '' Photopectoralis panayensis'' (

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& Dunlap, 2003) (Panay ponyfish)

References

Leiognathidae Bioluminescent fish {{Leiognathidae-stub