Leptonotus
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| Leptonotus | |
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| Longsnout pipefish Leptonotus norae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Leptonotus Kaup, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus blainvilleanus Eydoux & Gervais, 1837 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Leptonotus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae.[2] The name is derived from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and noton meaning "back".[3]
