Zenion
| Zenion | |
|---|---|
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| Zenion leptolepis | |
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| Zenion hololepis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zenionidae |
| Genus: | Zenion D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Zenion is a genus of zeniontid fish which is known from the fossil record, but is still extant.
Species
There are currently four recognized recent species in this genus:[2]
- Zenion hololepis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
- Zenion japonicum Kamohara, 1934 (Japanese dory)
- Zenion leptolepis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) (elongate dory)
- Zenion longipinnis Kotthaus, 1970
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Zenion in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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