Chendol (fish)

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Chendol
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Chaudhuriidae
Genus: Chendol
Kottelat & K. K. P. Lim, 1994
Type species
Chendol keelini
Kottelat & Lim, 1994

Chendol is a small genus of spineless eels native to Southeast Asia.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Chendol in FishBase . October 2012 version.