Deep-bodied pipefish

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Deep-bodied pipefish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Leptonotus
Species:
L. blainvilleanus
Binomial name
Leptonotus blainvilleanus
(Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syngnathus blainvilleanus Eydoux & Gervais, 1837
  • Leptonotus blainvillianus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
  • Syngnathus acicularis Jenyns, 1842
  • Hemithylacus petersii Duméril, 1870
  • Acmonotus chilensis Philippi, 1896

The deep-bodied pipefish (Leptonotus blainvilleanus) is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[1] They can be found in shallow estuaries and algal beds along the coast of South America from Ecuador to Argentina.[2][3][4] Predators of this species include mackerel and the La Plata dolphin.[5][6] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity: the eggs are carried in a pouch under the tail of the male until they hatch.[2][7][8]

Size

This species reaches a length of 25.0 cm (9.8 in).[9]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist-anatomist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777-1850)[10]

References

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  2. ^ a b Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
  3. ^ Kuiter, R.H. (2000). Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing.
  4. ^ "Leptonotus blainvilleanus". Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, D.; Rivero, L.; Bastida, R. "Feeding ecology of the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina". Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. 1 (Special Issue 1): 77–94.
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  8. ^ Discovery Reports. Cambridge University Press. 1929.
  9. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Leptonotus blainvilleanus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  10. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, CENTRISCIDAE, FISTULARIIDAE, SOLENOSTOMIDAE and SYNGNATHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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