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Syngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831

125606  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125606)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Syngnathiformes (Order)
  11. Syngnathidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Nerophinae Kaup, 1853
    1. Genus Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856
    2. Genus Doryrhamphus Kaup, 1856
    3. Genus Dunckerocampus Whitley, 1933
    4. Genus Entelurus Duméril, 1870
    5. Genus Heraldia Paxton, 1975
    6. Genus Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810
    7. Genus Leptoichthys Kaup, 1853
    8. Genus Maroubra Whitley, 1948
    9. Genus Microphis Kaup, 1853
    10. Genus Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810
    11. Genus Coelonotus Peters, 1855 accepted as Microphis Kaup, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    12. Genus Doryichthys Kaup, 1856 accepted as Microphis Kaup, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    13. Genus Lophocampus Dawson, 1984 accepted as Microphis Kaup, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    14. Genus Oostethus Hubbs, 1929 accepted as Microphis Kaup, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Subfamily Syngnathinae Bonaparte, 1831
    1. Genus Acentronura Kaup, 1853
    2. Genus Amphelikturus Parr, 1930
    3. Genus Anarchopterus Hubbs, 1935
    4. Genus Apterygocampus Weber, 1913
    5. Genus Bhanotia Hora, 1926
    6. Genus Bryx Herald, 1940
    7. Genus Bulbonaricus Herald, 1953
    8. Genus Campichthys Whitley, 1931
    9. Genus Corythoichthys Kaup, 1853
    10. Genus Cosmocampus Dawson, 1979
    11. Genus Cylix Short & Trnski, 2021
    12. Genus Enneacampus Dawson, 1981
    13. Genus Festucalex Whitley, 1931
    14. Genus Filicampus Whitley, 1948
    15. Genus Halicampus Kaup, 1856
    16. Genus Haliichthys Gray, 1859
    17. Genus Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849
    18. Genus Histiogamphelus McCulloch, 1914
    19. Genus Hypselognathus Whitley, 1948
    20. Genus Ichthyocampus Kaup, 1853
    21. Genus Idiotropiscis Whitley, 1947
    22. Genus Kaupus Whitley, 1951
    23. Genus Kimblaeus Dawson, 1980
    24. Genus Kyonemichthys Gomon, 2007
    25. Genus Leptonotus Kaup, 1853
    26. Genus Lissocampus Waite & Hale, 1921
    27. Genus Micrognathus Duncker, 1912
    28. Genus Minyichthys Herald & Randall, 1972
    29. Genus Mitotichthys Whitley, 1948
    30. Genus Nannocampus Günther, 1870
    31. Genus Notiocampus Dawson, 1979
    32. Genus Penetopteryx Lunel, 1881
    33. Genus Phoxocampus Dawson, 1977
    34. Genus Phycodurus Gill, 1896
    35. Genus Phyllopteryx Swainson, 1839
    36. Genus Pseudophallus Herald, 1940
    37. Genus Pugnaso Whitley, 1948
    38. Genus Siokunichthys Herald, 1953
    39. Genus Solegnathus Swainson, 1839
    40. Genus Stigmatopora Kaup, 1853
    41. Genus Stipecampus Whitley, 1948
    42. Genus Syngnathoides Bleeker, 1851
    43. Genus Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758
    44. Genus Trachyrhamphus Kaup, 1853
    45. Genus Urocampus Günther, 1870
    46. Genus Vanacampus Whitley, 1951
  3. Subfamily Hippocampinae Bonaparte, 1835 accepted as Nerophinae Kaup, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    Not documented
    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Syngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125606 on 2025-09-16
    Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Syngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125606 on 2025-09-16
    Date
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
    created
    van der Land, Jacob
    2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
    changed
    Bailly, Nicolas

    taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

    basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

    additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 
    		 
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    To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathidae) 
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