Leptonotus vincentae
Leptonotus vincentae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Leptonotus |
Species: | L. vincentae
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Binomial name | |
Leptonotus vincentae |
Leptonotus vincentae is a species of pipefish found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Description
This species reaches a length of 20.5 cm (8.1 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ocean fisheries biologist Amanda Vincent of the University of British Columbia, Director and co-founder of Project Seahorse, "whose work on conservation of syngnathids has increased our chances of having healthy populations of these fishes in the threatened seas of the world."[3]
References
- S2CID 162182014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Leptonotus vincentae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.