Leptonotus
Leptonotus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae. The name is derived from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and noton meaning "back".[2]
| Leptonotus | |
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| Longsnout pipefish Leptonotus norae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Leptonotus Kaup, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus blainvilleanus Eydoux & Gervais, 1837 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) (deep-bodied pipefish)
- Leptonotus elevatus (F. W. Hutton, 1872) (high-body pipefish)
- Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910) (longsnout pipefish)
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References
- William Eschmeyer, ed. (31 May 2018). "Genera that contain: Leptonotus (not including unavailable names)". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors (2011). "Leptonotus elevatus (Hutton, 1872)". FishBase. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Leptonotus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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