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Xenentodon

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Xenentodon is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to southeast Asia. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderBeloniformes
  5. FamilyBelonidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations recorded1,475

Vissen Xenentodon is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de gepen (Belonidae).[1] Soorten Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) Xenentodon canciloides (Bleeker, 1854) Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ (en) Xenentodon. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2011 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2011.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
136
Family
Belonidae
Collections
CUMV, USNM, CAS
Recorded in
India, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam

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Parent taxon
Belonidae
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Xenentodon cancila (Wroclaw zoo)-1.JPG
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Xenentodon is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to southeast Asia. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Xenentodon cancila (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish) Xenentodon canciloides (Bleeker, 1854)

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