Penetopteryx
Penetopteryx is a genus of pipefishes.
| Penetopteryx | |
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| Penetopteryx taeniocephalus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Penetopteryx Lunel, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel, 1881 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Penetopteryx nanus (N. Rosén, 1911) (lost pipefish) Western Atlantic[2]
- Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel, 1881 Indo-Pacific,(Oceanic pipefish) Madagascar to Kiritimati In Kiribati.[3]
Both species areclassified as being of Least Concern by the IUCN.[4][5]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Penetopteryx in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Penetopteryx nanus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Penetopteryx taeniocephalus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- Williams, J.T.; Brenner, J. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Penetopteryx nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47150895A47461896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47150895A47461896.en.
- Zhang R. & Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Penetopteryx taeniocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65372543A115431339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65372543A67622415.en.
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