Syngnathidae
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The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx). The name is derived from Ancient Greek: σύν (syn), meaning "together", and γνάθος (gnathos), meaning "jaw".[1] The fused jaw is one of the traits that the entire family have in common.[2]
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Syngnathidae | |
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Alligator pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Percomorpha |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Superfamily: | Syngnathoidea |
Family: | Syngnathidae Rafinesque, 1810 |
Subfamilies and genera | |
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