Nerophis
Nerophis | |
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Nerophis ophidion | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810 |
Type species | |
Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonyms | |
Nematosoma Eichwald, 1831 |
Nerophis is a genus of pipefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
Nerophis lumbriciformis
Nerophis maculatus
Nerophis ophidion
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Nerophis in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Categories:
- Nerophis
- Syngnathidae
- Fish of the East Atlantic
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque