Leptonotus

Leptonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Leptonotus
Kaup, 1853
Species

See text.

Leptonotus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae. The name is derived from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and noton meaning "back".[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors (2011). "Leptonotus elevatus (Hutton, 1872)". FishBase. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Leptonotus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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