Xenentodon cancila

Xenentodon cancila
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Genus: Xenentodon
Species:
X. cancila
Binomial name
Xenentodon cancila
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822
  • Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Xenenthodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Belone graii Sykes, 1839
  • Esox indica McClelland, 1842
  • Esox hindostanicus Falconer, 1868
  • Xenentodon canciloides (non Bleeker, 1853) misapplied

Xenentodon cancila, the freshwater garfish, is a species of needlefish found in freshwater and brackish habitats in South and Southeast Asia.

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