Photolateralis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae.

This genus is unique among ponyfishes in possessing a translucent mid-lateral flank stripe which, depending on the species, may be either a composite stripe of numerous independent translucent windows or a continuous translucent lateral stripe.

[1] There are 3 recognized species in this genus:

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