# Belonion

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Belonion
| authority = [Collette](/source/Bruce_Baden_Collette), 1966
| type_species = ''Belonion apodion''
| type_species_authority = Collette, 1966<ref name = CofF>{{Cof record|genid=8551|title=''Belonion''|access-date =29 July 2019}}</ref>
}}

'''''Belonion''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of freshwater [needlefish](/source/needlefish)es native to [South America](/source/South_America). It is one of 10 genera in the family Belonidae.

==Species==
Two recognized [species](/source/species) are in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Belonion| month = June | year = 2012}}</ref>
* ''[Belonion apodion](/source/Belonion_apodion)'' <small>[Collette](/source/Bruce_Baden_Collette), 1966</small>
* ''[Belonion dibranchodon](/source/Belonion_dibranchodon)'' <small>[Collette](/source/Bruce_Baden_Collette), 1966</small>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Belonion
Category:Belonidae

{{Beloniformes-stub}}

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