Kali (fish)

Kali
Kali indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genus: Kali
Lloyd, 1909
Type species
Kali indica
Lloyd, 1909
Synonyms[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kali". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kali". FishBase. February 2018 version.


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