Darkflank pipefish
| Darkflank pipefish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Syngnathus |
| Species: | S. taenionotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini, 1871 | |
Darkflank pipefish (Syngnathus taenionotus) is a pipefish species which inhabits the north-western Adriatic. It is found both in marine and brackish habitats. It is a demersal fish in which the males are ovoviviparous. It grows up to 19 centimetres (7.5 in) in length. It is found mostly amongst detritus or vegetation on the shallow muddy bottom.[2]
References
- ↑ Allen, D.J. (2016). "Syngnathus taenionotus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T194903A91122760. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Syngnathus taenionotus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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