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Rexea

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Rexea
Rexea bengalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Gempylidae
Genus: Rexea
Waite, 1911
Type species
Rexea furcifera
Waite, 1911
Synonyms

Jordanidia Snyder, 1911

Rexea is a genus of snake mackerels found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. It feeds on fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods.[1]

Species

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There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rexea". FishBase. April 2013 version.