Biology:Leptonotus vincentae

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Leptonotus vincentae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Leptonotus
Species:
L. vincentae
Binomial name
Leptonotus vincentae
Luzzatto & Estalles, 2019

Leptonotus vincentae is a species of pipefish found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 20.5 cm (8.1 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ocean fisheries biologist Amanda Vincent of the University of British Columbia, Director and co-founder of Project Seahorse, "whose work on conservation of syngnathids has increased our chances of having healthy populations of these fishes in the threatened seas of the world."[3]

References

  1. Luzzatto, Diego C.; Estalles, María L. (2019). "Leptonotus vincentae, a new pipefish species (Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae) from the south‐west Atlantic Ocean near northern Patagonia". Journal of Fish Biology 95 (2): 624–632. doi:10.1111/jfb.14056. PMID 31119739. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Leptonotus vincentae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, CENTRISCIDAE, FISTULARIIDAE, SOLENOSTOMIDAE and SYNGNATHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/syngnathiformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q65161936 entry