Nerophis
Appearance
Nerophis | |
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Nerophis ophidion | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nerophis". FishBase. October 2012 version.