''Bhanotia'' is a

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pipefish Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae. Description Pipefish look like straight-bodied se ...

es native to the

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and

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Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Bhanotia fasciolata'' ( A. H. A. Duméril, 1870) * '' Bhanotia nuda'' C. E. Dawson, 1978 (Naked pipefish) * '' Bhanotia pauciradiata'' G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1995 (Few-rayed pipefish)

References

Syngnathidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Sunder Lal Hora {{Syngnathiformes-stub