Long-snouted pipefish
| Long-snouted pipefish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatopora |
| Species: | S. macropterygia |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmatopora macropterygia A. H. A. Duméril, 1870 | |
The long-snouted pipefish, Stigmatopora macropterygia, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found around New Zealand including the Auckland Islands, at depths of a few metres.[1][2] Its length is up to 45 cm.
See also
- Longsnout pipefish, Leptonotus norae
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Stigmatopora macropterygia" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- ↑ Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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