Zenionidae

Zenionidae
Zenion hololepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Zenionidae
G. S. Myers, 1960
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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