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Nerophis

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Nerophis
Nerophis ophidion
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nerophis". FishBase. October 2012 version.