Longsnout pipefish
| Longsnout pipefish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Leptonotus |
| Species: | L. norae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Syngnathus norae Waite, 1910 | |
The longsnout pipefish (Leptonotus norse) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It has only been recorded from midwater and bottom trawls at depths of 37–212 metres (121–696 ft). The habitat and biology of this species are almost unknwn but juveniles have been recorded in the stomachs of [[blue penguin]a and Snares penguins.[1]
See also
- Long-snouted pipefish, Stigmatopora macropterygia.
References
- 1 2 Pollom, R. (2016). "Leptonotus norae (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65369867A115426125. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Leptonotus norae" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Endemic Fish of New Zealand | ||
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| Common endemic marine fish |
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| Endemic NZ marine fish |
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