Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish)

Banyal, Harinder Singh & Kumar, Sanjeev, 2020, A preliminary study on the Ichthyofaunal Diversity of the Mej River in Bundi District, Rajasthan, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 120 (4), pp. 401-407 : 404

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/150628
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13187819
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F88789-FFC7-D773-FCC9-FB78FAD581D8
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scientific name	Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish)
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11. Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) (Freshwater Garfish) View in CoL

1822. Esox cancila Hamilton, Fish. Ganges : 213, 280, Pl. 27, fig. 70.

2013. Xenentodon cancila : Kottelat, Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl. 27: 298.

Material examined: V/3915, 05 ex., 27.6–29.4 cm.

Distribution: Distributed throughout India including Rajasthan.

Remarks: This fish is mainly surface feeder and may perhaps plays a significant role as larvicidal fish.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Order	Beloniformes
Family	Belonidae
Genus	Xenentodon

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