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Zeniontidae

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Zeniontidae
Zenion hololepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Zeniontidae
G. S. Myers, 1960
Genera[1]

Zeniontidae is 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

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Zeniontidae". FishBase. July 2021 version.