River pipefish | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Syngnathus |
Species: | S. watermeyeri |
Binomial name | |
Syngnathus watermeyeri Smith, 1963 |
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Synonyms | |
Syngnathus watermayeri Smith, 1963 [orth. error] |
The river pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to South Africa: sites with tidal influence within the Kariega, Kasouga, Bushmans Rivers.