Description of a New Species of Ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Sparks, John S., Chakrabarty, Prosanta (2019): Description of a New Species of Ponyfish (Teleostei: Leiognathidae: Equulitini: Photolateralis) from the Gulf of Oman. American Museum Novitates 2019 (3929): 1-14, DOI: 10.1206/3929.1, URL: bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2019/issue-3929/3929.1/Description-of-a-New-Species-of-Ponyfish-Teleostei--Leiognathidae/10.1206/3929.1.full ABSTRACT A new species belonging to the leiognathid genus Photolateralis, collected from the coastal waters of Oman, is described herein.

Photolateralis is unique among leiognathid genera in possessing a species-specific translucent midlateral flank stripe that may be comprised of either multiple independent translucent windows (P. stercorarius, P. moretoniensis, and the new species) or a continuous translucent lateral band (P. antongil). Photolateralis polyfenestrus, new species, is distinguished from congeners by the presence of a short, composite midlateral stripe comprised of three small, rounded translucent windows (vs. numerous windows in both P. stercorarius and P. moretoniensis, or a continuous translucent stripe in P. antongil), and that is confined to the midflank (vs. extending a majority of the length of the flank in congeners).