Biology:Kali (fish)
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Kali indica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Chiasmodontidae |
| Genus: | Kali Lloyd, 1909 |
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| Kali indica Lloyd, 1909
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Kali is a genus of snaketooth fishes, deep ocean fish from the family Chiasmodontidae.
Etymology
The genus is named after the Hindu goddess of time, change and destruction, Kali.[2]
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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Kali". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Kali.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Kali in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q10542603 entry
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