Pseudophallus is a genus of freshwater pipefishes native to Central and South America.
Pseudophallus | |
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Pseudophallus starksii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Pseudophallus Herald, 1940 |
Type species | |
Siphostoma starksii Jordan & Culver 1895
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pseudophallus elcapitanensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1914)
- Pseudophallus mindii (Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
- Pseudophallus starksii (D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudophallus". FishBase. October 2012 version.