Species FAO code: XTC

Xenentodon cancila

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Orphie nl Geep	–
Italy	it Aguglia indopacifica	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Seines

Seines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)

Habitat

Saltwater
Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)

Scientific name

Xenentodon cancila

Author

(Hamilton, 1822)

Rank

Species

FAO code

XTC

Morphological description

Body very elongate and slightly compressed. Dorsal fin inserted usually anterior to a vertical through the origin of the anal fin. Green-silvery dorsally, grading to whitish below. A silvery band with a dark margin run along the side; a series of four or five blotches (absent in young specimens) on sides between the pectoral and anal fins. Dorsal and anal fins with dark edges.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderBeloniformes
  - FamilyBelonidae
    - GenusXenentodon
      - SpeciesXenentodon cancila

Synonyms

Belone graii Sykes, 1839
Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822
Esox indica McClelland, 1842
Esox hindostanicus Falconer, 1868
Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
Xenenthodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)

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Xenentodon cancila

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters