Hypselognathus
| Hypselognathus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Hypselognathus Whitley, 1948 |
| Type species | |
| Histiogamphelus rostratus Waite & Hale, 1921
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Hypselognathus is a genus of pipefishes endemic to Australia where they are only known from the southern coast.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hypselognathus horridus C. E. Dawson & Glover, 1982 (prickly pipefish)
- Hypselognathus rostratus (Waite & Hale, 1921) (knife-snouted pipefish)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hypselognathus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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