Biology:Nerophis
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Nerophis | |
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| Nerophis ophidion | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms | |
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Nematosoma Eichwald, 1831
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Nerophis is a genus of pipefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
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Nerophis lumbriciformis -
Nerophis maculatus -
Nerophis ophidion
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Nerophis in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q136422 entry
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