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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Leiognathidae Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes
Subfamily: Gazzinae
Genus: Nuchequula

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7 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nuchequula blochii Twoblotch ponyfish Indian Ocean 10.8 TL 1835
Nuchequula flavaxilla Yellowspotted ponyfish Western Central Pacific 10.9 SL 2008
Nuchequula gerreoides Decorated ponyfish Indo-West Pacific. 12.5 SL 1851
Nuchequula glenysae Western Pacific 7.3 SL 2008
Nuchequula longicornis Western Pacific 7.9 SL 2008
Nuchequula mannusella Northwest Pacific 10.1 SL 2007
Nuchequula nuchalis Spotnape ponyfish Northwest Pacific 25 TL 1845



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