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