Leptonotus
Encyclopedia
Leptonotus is a genus
of pipefish
es of the family
Syngnathidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of pipefish
Pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses, form the family Syngnathidae.-Anatomy:...
es of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common...
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Species
- Genus Leptonotus
- Deep-bodied pipefish, Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
- Pipefish, Leptonotus elevatus (Hutton, 1872)
- Longsnout pipefishLongsnout pipefishThe longsnout pipefish, Leptonotus norae, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae.-References:* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216987-8...
, Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910)