Belonion

Belonion is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to South America. It is one of 10 genera in the family Belonidae.

Belonion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Belonion
Collette, 1966
Type species
Belonion apodion
Collette, 1966[1]

Species

Two recognized species are in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belonion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Belonion in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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