Slender snipefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Centriscidae |
Subfamily: | Macroramphosinae |
Genus: | Macroramphosus |
Species: | M. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Macroramphosus gracilis (R. T. Lowe, 1839) |
The slender snipefish or snipefish (Macroramphosus gracilis) is a snipefish of the genus Macroramphosus. It is found in tropical oceans around the world at depths of 50 to 500 m (160 to 1,640 ft). Its length is up to 15 cm (5.9 in).