Belonion is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to South America. It is one of 10 genera in the family Belonidae.
| Belonion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Belonion Collette, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Belonion apodion Collette, 1966[1]
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Species
editTwo recognized species are in this genus:[2]
- Belonion apodion Collette, 1966
- Belonion dibranchodon Collette, 1966
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belonion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belonion". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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