Leptonotus
Sign in to saveLeptonotus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae. The name is derived from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and noton meaning "back".
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Leptonotus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae. The name is derived from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and noton meaning "back".
==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) (deep-bodied pipefish) Leptonotus elevatus (F. W. Hutton, 1872) (high-body pipefish) Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910) (longsnout pipefish) Leptonotus vincentae Luzzatto & Estalles, 2019