Belonion apodion

Belonion apodion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Belonidae
Genus:	Belonion
Species:	B. apodion
Binomial name
	Belonion apodion; (Collette, 1966)[1]

Belonion apodion is one of two freshwater needlefish in the genus Belonion, which is in the family Belonidae. It is native to South America where it is found in the basins of the Guaporè and Madeira Rivers.[2] This species was described by Bruce Collette in 1966 with the type locality given as Laguna 3 kilometers southwest of Costa Marques on the Rio Guapore in Bolivia at border between Brazil and Bolivia.[3] It is the type species of the genus Belonion.[4]

References

B. apodion - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Belonion in FishBase. April 2019 version.
Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belonion apodion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belonion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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[1] B. apodion - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Belonion in FishBase. April 2019 version.

[CofF-3] Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belonion apodion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[CofFG-4] Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Belonion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.