Syngnathiformes

The Syngnathiformes are an order of ray-finned fish including the trumpetfish, seahorses, leafy seadragons and others.

 Description 
Fishes of this order typically have long bodies with small mouths. The shape of their mouth—at least, in syngnathids—allows for the ingestion of prey at close range via suction.

 Taxonomy 

 Suborder Syngnathoidei
 Superfamily Pegasoidea
 Family Pegasidae (seamoths)
 Superfamily Syngnathoidea
 Family Solenostomidae (ghost pipefishes)
 Family Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses)
 Subfamily Syngnathinae (pipefishes)
 Subfamily Hippocampinae (seahorses and pygmy pipehorses)
 Suborder Aulostomoidei
 Superfamily Aulostomoidea
 Family Aulostomidae (trumpetfishes)
 Family Fistularidae (cornetfishes)
 Superfamily Centriscoidea
 Family Macroramphosidae (snipefishes)
 Family Centriscidae (shrimpfishes)
 Family Dactylopteridae (flying gurnards)

 Fossil families 

 Family †Aulorhamphidae
 Family †Paraeoliscidae
 Suborder Syngnathoidei
 Family †Eekaulostomidae
 Superfamily Aulostomoidea
 Family †Fistularioididae
 Family †Parasynarcualidae
 Family †Urosphenidae
 Superfamily Syngnathoidea
 Family †Protosyngnathidae
 Superfamily Centriscoidea
 Family †Gerpegezhidae
 Suborder Dactylopteroidei
 Superfamily Pegasoidea
 Family †Rhamphosidae

 Extinct genera 

 †Hipposyngnathus
 †Gasteroramphosus
 †Calamostoma
 †Fistularioides
 †Aeoliscoides
 †Eekaulostomus
 †Prosolenostomus
 †Pshekhagnathus

 Related pages 

 Pipefish
 Seahorse

 References 

 Other websites 


Category:Syngnathiformes
Category:Ray-finned fish
Category:Teleosts