''Nerophis'' 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 ...

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 eastern

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Image:Nerophis lumbriciformis Batz.jpg, '' Nerophis lumbriciformis'' Image:Nerophis maculatus.jpg, '' Nerophis maculatus'' Image:Nerophis ophidion2.JPG, '' Nerophis ophidion''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q136422 Syngnathidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque