Slender snipefish
Appearance
(Redirected from Macroramphosus gracilis)
Slender snipefish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Macroramphosidae |
Genus: | Macroramphosus |
Species: | M. gracilis
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Binomial name | |
Macroramphosus gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1839)
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Synonyms | |
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 m (160 to 1,640 ft). Its length is up to 15 cm (5.9 in).
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Macroramphosus gracilis" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8