Xenentodon cancila

Xenentodon cancila
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[2]

  1. ^ Dey, S.C.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. (2019). "Xenentodon cancila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T166522A60589667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166522A60589667.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenentodon cancila". FishBase. May 2013 version.