Nerophis
Genus of fishes
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Nerophis is a genus of pipefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
| Nerophis | |
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| Nerophis ophidion | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Nerophinae |
| Genus: | Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nematosoma Eichwald, 1831 | |
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
