Hypselognathus
Hypselognathus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Hypselognathus Whitley, 1948 |
Type species | |
Histiogamphelus rostratus Waite & Hale, 1921
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Hypselognathus is a genus of pipefishes endemic to Australia where they are only known from the southern coast.
Species[]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hypselognathus horridus C. E. Dawson & , 1982 (prickly pipefish)
- Hypselognathus rostratus (Waite & , 1921) (knife-snouted pipefish)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hypselognathus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Categories:
- Syngnathidae
- Ray-finned fish genera
- Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
- Syngnathiformes stubs