Maroubra (genus)

Maroubra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Subfamily:Syngnathinae
Genus:Maroubra
Whitley, 1948
Type species
Maroubra perserrata
Whitley, 1948

Maroubra is a genus of pipefishes with one species, M. perserrata, endemic to Australia and the other, M. yasudai, endemic to Japan.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Maroubra perserrata Whitley, 1948 (sawtooth pipefish)
  • Maroubra yasudai C. E. Dawson, 1983 (orange pipefish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Maroubra in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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