Zenion
Genus of fishes
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Zenion is a genus of zeniontid fish that is known from the fossil record, but is still extant.
| Zenion | |
|---|---|
| Zenion leptolepis | |
| Zenion hololepis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Zeiformes |
| Family: | Zeniontidae |
| Genus: | Zenion D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Species
There are currently four recognized recent species in this genus:[2]
- Zenion boops Lin, Chang, Han & Lin, 2025
- Zenion hololepis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
- Zenion japonicum Kamohara, 1934 (Japanese dory)
- Zenion leptolepis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) (elongate dory)