Xenentodon - Freshwater garfish
Classification
Genus:
Xenentodon - Freshwater garfish
Family: Belonidae - Needlefishes
Order: Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Xenentodon is a genus of needlefishes native to Asia. It is one of ten genera in the family Belonidae.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
Xenentodon cancila (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish)
Xenentodon canciloides (Bleeker, 1854)