Deep-bodied pipefish
| Deep-bodied pipefish | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Leptonotus |
| Species: | L. blainvilleanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) | |
The deep-bodied pipefish, Leptonotus blainvilleanus, is a pipefish in the family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefishes). These benthic fishes are found in estuaries and coastal waters of South America, from southern Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean to southern Chile in the Pacific Ocean. They have been found swimming vertically among algae for camouflage.[1]
References
- ↑ Caille, G. M. (2012). "Presence of the deep-bodied pipefish, Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) \Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae], in San Jorge Gulf, Patagonia, Argentina". Open Journal of Ecology 02 (2): 58–50. doi:10.4236/oje.2012.22007.