Nuchequula Whitley 1932

CHAKRABARTY, PROSANTA & SPARKS, JOHN S., 2007, Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of Nuchequula Whitley 1932 (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with the Description of a New Species, American Museum Novitates 3588 (1), pp. 1-28 : 4-5

Nuchequula Whitley 1932

‘‘ Leiognathus ’’ Clade G: Sparks et al., 2005 (in part)

TYPE SPECIES: Nuchequula blochii . INCLUDED SPECIES: N. pan , N. nuchalis , N. decora , and N. mannusella n.sp.

DIAGNOSIS: Members of Nuchequula are distinguished from all other leiognathids by a darkly pigmented nuchal mark and by a pigment-free, mitten-shaped region ventral and posterior to the pectoral-fin base.

REMARKS: Sparks et al.’s (2005) ‘‘Clade G’’ also included ‘‘Leiognathus’’ dussumieri and ‘‘L.’’ daura . We do not include these species in Nuchequula because the relationships of ‘‘L.’’ dussumieri, and ‘‘L.’’ daura within Clade G remain unresolved and because both species lack the distinctive nuchal marking that characterizes the genus.