Nerophis
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Nerophis is a genus
of pipefish
es. Consists of three species:
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. Consists of three species:
- Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835) - Worm pipefishWorm pipefishWorm pipefish is a species of Pipefishes, found in the North-eastern Atlantic along the coasts of Europe from the southern Norway, Kattegat and British Islands to Río de Oro in Western Sahara. The fish has length up to 15 cm. It is inhabits rocky sites of coast, also in aquatic plants and algae,...
- Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque, 1810 - Spotted pipefishSpotted pipefishSpotted pipefish, Nerophis maculatus, is a species of Pipefishes, found in the Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Azores, Mediterranean Sea, especially numerous in its western part and the Adriatic Sea. Ovoviviparous, marine subtropical coastal fish up to 15 cm maximal length. It is inhabits rocky...
- Nerophis ophidion (Linnaeus, 1758) - Straightnose pipefishStraightnose pipefishStraightnose pipefish is a brackish water species of Pipefishes.Found in the North-eastern Atlantic along the coasts of Europe from the southern Norway to Morocco, also in the Baltic, Mediterranean, and Black Seas. It is inhabits sandy bottoms, also in foulings, at depth from 2–15 m....