Slender snipefish

For the species known as slender snipefish in South Africa, see longspine snipefish.

Slender snipefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Centriscidae
Genus: Macroramphosus
Species:
M. gracilis
Binomial name
Macroramphosus gracilis
(R. T. Lowe, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Centriscus gracilis Lowe, 1839
  • Centriscus velitaris Pallas, 1770
  • Macroramphosus velitaris (Pallas, 1770)
  • Macrorhamphosus hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905
  • Macrorhamphosus molleri Whitley, 1930

The slender snipefish or snipefish (Macroramphosus gracilis) is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus. It is found in tropical oceans around the world at depths of 50 to 500 m (160 to 1,640 ft). Its length is up to 15 cm (5.9 in).

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Macroramphosus gracilis". FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


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