Xenentodon
Xenentodon | |
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Freshwater Garfish (X. cancila) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Beloniformes |
Family: | Belonidae |
Genus: | Xenentodon Regan, 1911 |
Xenentodon is a genus of needlefishes native to Asia. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Xenentodon cancila (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish)
- Xenentodon canciloides (Bleeker, 1854)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Xenentodon in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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