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]
| Belonion apodion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Belonidae |
| Genus: | Belonion |
| Species: | B. apodion
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| Binomial name | |
| Belonion apodion | |
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Belonion apodion.
- ^ B. apodion - The Taxonomicon Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belonion". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belonion apodion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belonion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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