- Spotted pipefish
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Spotted pipefish Nerophis maculatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Subfamily: Syngnathinae Genus: Nerophis Species: N. maculatus Binomial name Nerophis maculatus
Rafinesque, 1810Synonyms Spotted pipefish, Nerophis maculatus, is a species of Pipefishes, found in the Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Azores, Mediterranean Sea, especially numerous in its western part and the Adriatic Sea. Ovoviviparous, marine subtropical coastal fish up to 15 cm maximal length. It is inhabits rocky sites of coast, also in aquatic plants and algae, at depth up to 50 m.
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Categories:- Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
- Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Fish of Europe
- Nerophis
- Animals described in 1810
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