Leptonotus Explained

Leptonotus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae.^[1] The name is derived from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and noton meaning "back".^[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[3]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Fritzsche, R.A. 1980. A revisionary study of the eastern Pacific Syngnathidae (Pisces: Syngnathiformes), including both recent and fossil forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 42(6): 181-227.
2. Web site: Leptonotus elevatus (Hutton, 1872) . Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors . 2011 . FishBase . 18 September 2012.
3. Luzzatto. Diego C.. Estalles. María L.. 2019. Leptonotus vincentae, a new pipefish species (Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae) from the south-west Atlantic Ocean near northern Patagonia. Journal of Fish Biology. en. 95. 2. 624–632. 10.1111/jfb.14056. 31119739. 162182014 . 1095-8649.