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Badis (genus)

Badis
Badis ruber (Schreitmüller, 1923).jpg
Badis ruber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Badidae
Genus: Badis
Bleeker, 1854

Badis is a genus of fish in the family Badidae found in South Asia. These species have a sharp spine on the opercle, soft and spinous parts of the dorsal fin contiguous, three spines in the anal fin, tubed pores in the lateral line, villiform teeth and a rounded caudal fin.

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:


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