- Longsnout pipefish
Taxobox
name = Longsnout pipefish
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regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Syngnathiformes
familia =Syngnathidae
genus = "Leptonotus "
species = "L. norae"
binomial = "Leptonotus norae"
binomial_authority = Waite, 1910The longsnout pipefish, "Leptonotus norae", is apipefish of the familySyngnathidae , found aroundNew Zealand including theAuckland Islands , at depths of between 37 and 212 m. Its length is up to 21 cm.Ovoviviparous, the male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail.
ee also
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Long-snouted pipefish , "Stigmatopora macropterygia".References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, "Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand", (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand1982 ) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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