Anarchopterus is a genus of pipefishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
Anarchopterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Anarchopterus C. L. Hubbs, 1935 |
Type species | |
Siphostoma crinigerum Bean & Dresel, 1884
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Synonyms | |
Simosyngnathus Fowler, 1940 |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Anarchopterus criniger (T. H. Bean & Dresel, 1884) (Fringed pipefish)
- Anarchopterus tectus (C. E. Dawson, 1978) (Insular pipefish)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anarchopterus". FishBase. October 2012 version.