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Zenionidae

Zenionidae
Zenion hololepis.jpg
Zenion hololepis
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Zenionidae

Genera[1]

Capromimus
Cyttomimus
Zenion

The Zenionidae are 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

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Zenionidae" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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