Syngnathoidea is a

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of the

pipefish Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons ('' Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae. Description Pipefish look like straight-bodied s ...

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Syngnathiformes The Syngnathiformes are an order of ray-finned fishes that includes the leafy seadragons, sea moths, trumpetfishes and seahorses, among others.FishBase (2005)Order Summary for Syngnathiformes Version of 2005-FEB-15. Retrieved 19 Aug 2008. Th ...

. It is divided into two

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, the speciose pipefish

Syngnathidae The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons ('' Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the traits that ...

, which includes the

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s and

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Solenostomidae, the ghost pipefishes, which has just five species. The superfamily occurs worldwide in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, especially in coastal waters around rock and coral reefs and among

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and

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beds. However, there are also pelagic species of pipefish and even freshwater species. In total the superfamily comprises in excess of 50 genera and nearly 300 species.

Classification

The superfamily Syngnathoidea contains the following families and

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: *Superfamily Syngnathoidea ** Family † Eekaulostomidae Cantalice & Alvarado-Ortega, 2016 (

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) (possibly in Aulostomoidea instead) ** Family † Protosyngnathidae Boulenger, 1902 (

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) ** Family Solenostomidae Nardo, 1843 (ghost pipefishes) *** Subfamily Solenostominae *** Subfamily † Solenorhynchinae Bannikov and Carnevale, 2017 (Eocene of Italy) ** Family

Bonaparte, 1831 (pipefishes and seahorses) *** Subfamily Syngnathinae Bonaparte, 1831 (pipefishes) *** Subfamily Hippocampinae Bonaparte, 1835 (sea horses and pygmy pipefishes) *** Subfamily † Eogastrophinae Jerzmanska, 1968 (Oligocene to Miocene of Eurasia & California) *** Subfamily † Pshekhagnathinae Bannikov, Carnevale & Popov, 2017 (Oligocene of Russia)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2375982 Syngnathiformes