Syngnathus dawsoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Syngnathus |
| Species: | S. dawsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Syngnathus dawsoni (
Herald , 1969) | |
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Syngnathus dawsoni is a species of the
ovoviviparous; the male carries the fertilized eggs in a brood pouch located under his tail.[2] It has been captured at around 7 metres (23 ft) in shallow, inshore water but its habits and ecology are unknown.[1]
Etymology
The specific name honours Charles Eric Dawson who collected the type material and who recognised this species as different from the other Atlantic members of the family Syngnathidae.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Syngnathus dawsoni.
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- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Syngnathus dawsoni" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Herald, E. S. (1969). "A new pipefish from the Virgin Islands, Micrognathus dawsoni". Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences. 73: 1–3.
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