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Belonion

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Belonion
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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]

Belonion is a genus of freshwater needlefishes native to South America. It is one of 10 genera in the family Belonidae.

Species

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Two recognized species are in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belonion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belonion". FishBase. June 2012 version.