Kali (fish)
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Kali is a genus of snaketooth fishes, deep ocean fish from the family Chiasmodontidae.
| Kali | |
|---|---|
| Kali indica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Chiasmodontidae |
| Genus: | Kali Lloyd, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Kali indica Lloyd, 1909 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etymology
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Kali colubrina M. R. S. de Melo, 2008
- Kali falx M. R. S. de Melo, 2008
- Kali indica Lloyd, 1909
- Kali kerberti (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
- Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929)
- Kali macrura (A. E. Parr, 1933)
- Kali parri R. K. Johnson & Cohen, 1974