Zeniontidae
| Zeniontidae | |
|---|---|
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| Zenion hololepis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeniontidae G. S. Myers, 1960 |
| Genera[1] | |
Zeniontidae is a family of large, showy, deep-bodied zeiform marine fish. Found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean, the family contains just seven species in three genera.
The family was formerly known as Macrurocyttidae.
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Zeniontidae" in FishBase. July 2021 version.
Categories:
- Zeniontidae
- Ray-finned fish families
- Zeiformes