Syngnathoidea
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| Syngnathus taenionotus | |
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| Hippocampus hippocampus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Superfamily: | Syngnathoidea |
Syngnathoidea is a superfamily of the pipefish and dragonet order Syngnathiformes. It is divided into two families – the speciose pipefish Syngnathidae, which includes the sea horses and the ghost pipefish, Solenostomidae, which has just five species. The superfamily occurs worldwide in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, especially in coastal waters around rock and coral reefs and among sea weed and sea grass beds .There are, however, also some pelagic species of pipefish and even freshwater species . In total the superfamily comprises in excess of 50 genera and nearly 300 species.
Classification
The superfamily Syngnathoidea contains the following families and subfamilies:[1][2]
- Superfamily Syngnathoidea
- Family Solenostomidae (ghost pipefishes)
- Family Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
- Subfamily Syngnathinae (pipefishes)
- Subfamily Hippocampinae (sea horses and pygmy pipefishes)
References
- ^ "Taxon: Superfamily Syngnathoidea (fish)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC; Wilson, MVH (2016). "Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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