Longsnout pipefish
Longsnout pipefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Leptonotus |
Species: | L. norae
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Binomial name | |
Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Syngnathus norae Waite, 1910 |
The longsnout pipefish (Leptonotus norae) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It has only been recorded from midwater and bottom trawls at depths of 37–212 metres (121–696 ft). The habitat and biology of this species are almost unknown but juveniles have been recorded in the stomachs of blue penguins and Snares penguins.[1]
See also[]
- Long-snouted pipefish, Stigmatopora macropterygia A. H. A. Duméril.
- Longsnout pipefish, Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856.
References[]
- ^ a b Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Leptonotus norae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65369867A115426125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65369867A67623826.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Leptonotus norae" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Leptonotus
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
- Ovoviviparous fish
- Taxa named by Edgar Ravenswood Waite
- Fish described in 1910
- Syngnathiformes stubs
- New Zealand stubs