Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Nuchequula gerreoides, commonly known as the longspine ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is a fish of brackish and sea waters which is found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Wikipedia contributors, Nuchequula gerreoides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:22:55.597008+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1851)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Leiognathidae
- Genus
- Nuchequula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyLeiognathidae Gill, 1893
- genusNuchequula Whitley, 1932
- speciesNuchequula gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nuchequula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nuchequula glenysae Kimura, Kimura & Ikejima, 2008 | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nuchequula longicornis Kimura, Kimura & Ikejima, 2008 | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nuchequula flavaxilla Kimura, Kimura & Ikejima, 2008 | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nuchequula mannusella Chakrabarty & Sparks, 2007 | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nuchequula nuchalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) | LeiognathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Equula decora De Vis, 1884 De Vis, 1884 | synonym |
| Leiognathus gerroides (Bleeker, 1851) (Bleeker, 1851) | synonym |
| Leiognathus decorus (De Vis, 1884) (De Vis, 1884) | synonym |
| Equula gerreoides Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
| Nuchequula decora (De Vis, 1884) (De Vis, 1884) | synonym |
| Leiognathus gerreoides (Bleeker, 1851) (Bleeker, 1851) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=398531 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:482LG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.