Syngnathus | |
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Syngnathus acus | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Syngnathus Linnaeus,1758 |
Type species | |
Syngnathus acus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Syngnathus is agenus offish in thefamilySyngnathidae found inmarine,brackish and sometimesfresh waters of theAtlantic,Indian andPacific Ocean.[2][3]Fossils of thesespecies are found from theOligocene to thePleistocene. They are known from various localities ofGreece,Italy,Germany andUnited States.[4]
There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus: