''Mitotichthys'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 seah ...
es native to the waters around
Australia
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, with these currently recognized species:
* ''
Mitotichthys meraculus''
( Whitley, 1948) (western crested pipefish)
* ''
Mitotichthys mollisoni''
( E. O. G. Scott, 1955) (Mollison's pipefish)
* ''
Mitotichthys semistriatus''
( Kaup, 1856) (half-banded pipefish)
* ''
Mitotichthys tuckeri''
( E. O. G. Scott, 1942) (Tucker's pipefish)
References
Syngnathidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
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