''Xenentodon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
needlefish
Needlefish (Family (biology), family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous bony fish, fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and fre ...
es native to
Asia
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. It is one of ten
genera
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in the family Belonidae.
Species
There are currently two recognized
species
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in this genus:
*''
Xenentodon cancila''
( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish)
*''
Xenentodon canciloides''
( Bleeker, 1854)
References
Belonidae
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