Nerophis
| Nerophis | |
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| Nerophis ophidion | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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