| Slender snipefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Centriscidae |
| Subfamily: | Macroramphosinae |
| Genus: | Macroramphosus |
| Species: | M. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroramphosus gracilis (Lowe, 1839) |
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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 metres (160 to 1,600 ft). Its length is up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in).