''Equulites'' is a

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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 ''bagoong' ...

es native to the

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and the western

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. Analysis of

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published in 2017 has suggested that ''Equulites elongates'' is in fact a species group made up of three species ''Equulites aethopos'', ''Equulites elongates'' and ''Equulites popei''.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Equulites absconditus'' Chakrabarty &

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, 2010 * '' Equulites aethopos''

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, 2017 (Red Sea elongated ponyfish) * ''

Equulites elongatus ''Equulites elongatus'', the slender ponyfish, also called the elongate ponyfish, elongate slimy or elongated slipmouth, is a marine fish of the family Leiognathidae native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Description ''Equulites elong ...

'' ( Günther, 1874) (Slender ponyfish) * ''

Equulites klunzingeri ''Equulites klunzingeri'', or Klunzinger's ponyfish, is a marine, demersal species of ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae which was originally found only in the Red Sea. It is colonizing the Mediterranean as part of the Lessepsian migration t ...

'' ( Steindachner, 1898) * ''

Equulites laterofenestra ''Equulites'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that ''Equulites elongates'' is in fact a species group made up of three species ''Equ ...

'' (

& Chakrabarty, 2007) * ''

Equulites leuciscus ''Equulites'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that ''Equulites elongates'' is in fact a species group made up of three species ''Equ ...

'' ( Günther, 1860) (Whipfin ponyfish) * ''

Equulites lineolatus ''Equulites'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that ''Equulites elongates'' is in fact a species group made up of three species ''Equ ...

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, 1835) (Ornate ponyfish) * ''

Equulites oblongus ''Equulites'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that ''Equulites elongates'' is in fact a species group made up of three species ''Equ ...

'' (

, 1835) (Oblong ponyfish) * ''

Equulites popei ''Equulites popei'', Pope's ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution which extends from the Red Sea east to the western Pacific Ocean. It has entered the Me ...

'' ( Whitley, 1932) (Pope's ponyfish) * ''

Equulites rivulatus ''Equulites'' is a genus of ponyfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA published in 2017 has suggested that ''Equulites elongates'' is in fact a species group made up of three species ''Equ ...

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References

Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler Fish described in 1904 {{Perciformes-stub