Kali (fish)

Updated on Dec 01, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Higher classification Chiasmodontidae		Phylum Chordata Family Chiasmodontidae Rank Genus
Similar Chiasmodontidae, Varanus kordensis, Kimberley rock monitor, Argus monitor, Rock monitor

Kali is a genus of snaketooth fishes.

Etymology

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

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

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

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