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Eubleekeria jonesi
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eubleekeria jonesi, commonly known as Jones’s pony fish, is a marine rat-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean.[1] This species was first formally described as Leiognathus jonesi in 1971 by the Indian ichthyologist P.S.B.R. James (1934-2019) and its specific name honours James’ predecessor as director of the Indian Central Marine Fisheries Institute in Kochi, Santhappan Jones (1910-1997).[2]
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Eubleekeria jonesi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Leiognathidae |
Genus: | Eubleekeria |
Species: | E. jonesi |
Binomial name | |
Eubleekeria jonesi (P.S.B.R. James, 1971) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Leiognathus jonesi James, 1971 |
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