Syngnathidae

Syngnathidae
Temporal range:
Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Suborder: Syngnathoidei
Superfamily: Syngnathoidea
Family: Syngnathidae
Bonaparte, 1831
Subfamilies and genera

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The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx). The family name comes from Ancient Greek σύν (sún), meaning "together", and γνάθος (gnáthos), meaning "jaw", referring to the fused jaw that the entire family have in common.

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