Slender snipefish

Slender snipefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Macroramphosidae
Genus:	Macroramphosus
Species:	M. gracilis
Binomial name
	Macroramphosus gracilis; (R. T. Lowe, 1839)
Synonyms
	Centriscus gracilis Lowe, 1839; Centriscus velitaris Pallas, 1770; Macroramphosus velitaris (Pallas, 1770); Macrorhamphosus hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905; Macrorhamphosus molleri Whitley, 1930;

The slender snipefish or snipefish (Macroramphosus gracilis) is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus. It is found in tropical oceans around the world at depths of 50 to 500 m (160 to 1,640 ft). Its length is up to 15 cm (5.9 in).

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Macroramphosus gracilis" 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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