Kali (fish)

Kali
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Kali
Lloyd, 1909
Type species
Kali indica
Lloyd, 1909

Kali is a genus of snaketooth fishes.

Etymology

The genus is named after the Hindu goddess of time, change and destruction, Kali.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Kali in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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