Xenentodon cancila

anglųBody very elongate and slightly compressed. Dorsal fin inserted usually anterior to a vertical through the origin of the anal fin. Green-silvery dorsally, grading to whitish below. A silvery band with a dark margin run along the side; a series of four or five blotches (absent in young specimens) on sides between the pectoral and anal fins. Dorsal and anal fins with dark edges.

• Belone cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
• Belone graii Sykes, 1839
• Esox hindostanicus Falconer, 1868
• Esox cancila Hamilton, 1822
• Xenenthodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822)
• Esox indica McClelland, 1842