Penetopteryx

Penetopteryx
Penetopteryx taeniocephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Penetopteryx Lunel, 1881
Type species
Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel, 1881

Penetopteryx is a genus of pipefishes.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Penetopteryx nanus (N. Rosén, 1911) (lost pipefish) Western Atlantic[2]
• Penetopteryx taeniocephalus Lunel, 1881 Indo-Pacific,(Oceanic pipefish) Madagascar to Kiritimati In Kiribati.[3]

Both species areclassified as being of Least Concern by the IUCN.[4][5]

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Penetopteryx". FishBase. October 2012 version.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Penetopteryx nanus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Penetopteryx taeniocephalus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
4. Williams, J.T.; Brenner, J.; Pollom, R. (2015). "Penetopteryx nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47150895A47461896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T47150895A47461896.en. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
5. Zhang, X.; Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Penetopteryx taeniocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65372543A115431339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65372543A67622415.en. Retrieved 7 July 2024.