Belonion

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Atherinomorphae
Ordo: Beloniformes
Subordo: Belonoidei
Superfamilia: Scomberesocoidea

Familia: Belonidae
Genus: Belonion
Species: B. apodion – B. dibranchodon
Name

Belonion Collette, 1966

Gender: neut.

Type species: Belonion apodion Collette, 1966, by original designation.
References

Collette, B. B. (1966) Belonion, a new genus of fresh-water needlefishes from South America. American Museum Novitates. 2274: 1–22. PDF

Links

Belonion – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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

Two recognized species are in this genus:[2]

Belonion apodion Collette, 1966
Belonion dibranchodon Collette, 1966

References

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