Syngnathiformes
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 Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus
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Syngnathiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the pipefishes and seahorses.[1]
These fishes have elongate, narrow, bodies surrounded by a series of bony rings, and small, tubular mouths. Several groups live among seaweed and swim with the body aligned vertically, to blend in with the stems.
The name "Syngnathiformes" is derived from Greek syn meaning "with", gnathos meaning "jaw" and Latin forma meaning "shape".
[edit] Classification
In Nelson and in Helfman et al., these fishes are placed as the suborder Syngnathoidei of the order Gasterosteiformes together with the sticklebacks and their relatives. Also, a number of the families that have been classified under Gasterosteiformes, such as Indostomidae and Pegasidae, are included in the suborder.[2][3] In FishBase these groups are treated as sister orders.[1]
FishBase lists five families:
- Aulostomidae (cornetfishes and trumpetfishes)
- Centriscidae (razorfishes, shrimpfishes and snipefishes)[4]
- Fistulariidae (cornetfishes)
- Solenostomidae (false pipefishes, ghost pipefishes and tubemouth fishes)
- Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Syngnathiformes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
- ^ Helfman, Gene S.; Collette, Bruce B.; Facey, Douglas E. (1997). The Diversity of Fishes. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-86542-256-7.
- ^ In ITIS, the snipefishes are split into their own family, Macroramphosidae.
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