Photopectoralis Explained

Photopectoralis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are four recognized species in this genus:

• Photopectoralis aureus (T. Abe & Haneda, 1972) (Golden ponyfish)
• Photopectoralis bindus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Orangefin ponyfish)
• Photopectoralis hataii (T. Abe & Haneda, 1972) (Hatai's ponyfish)
• Photopectoralis panayensis (Seishi Kimura & Dunlap, 2003) (Panay ponyfish)