Slender snipefish

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).

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

Slender snipefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Macroramphosidae
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

References
    • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Macroramphosus gracilis" in 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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