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Taxon: Family Leiognathidae Gill, 1893 - ponyfishes (fish)

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Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]	:	*Leiognathinae* (Subfamily) Gill, 1893		Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (14 Mar 2025); 18 Mar 2025. [inferred]
Type	:	*Leiognathus* (Genus) Lacepède, 1802		Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 364; [<15 Feb 2024]. [inferred]

Synonyms

Synonymous name

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Equulidae (Family)

Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 609.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name	:	ponyfishes	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 453; ECoF(14 Mar 2025).
	:	slipmouths	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 453; ECoF(14 Mar 2025).
	:	slimys	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 453.
	:	ponyfishes	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2479.
	:	slipmouths	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2479.

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