| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Leptonotus norae |
| Authority | (Waite, 1910) |
| Synonyms | Syngnathus norae Waite, 1910 |
The longsnout pipefish (Leptonotus norae) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It has only been recorded from midwater and bottom trawls at depths of 37-212 m ft. The habitat and biology of this species are almost unknown but juveniles have been recorded in the stomachs of blue penguins and Snares penguins.[1]
Etymology
The fish is named per Waite in 1911: "I have associated with this pretty species the name of Miss Nora Niven," for whom the trawler Nora Niven, from which the type specimen was collected, was named; Nora was the youngest daughter of James Just Niven (1856-1913) the owner of the Napier Fish Supply Company in Napier, New Zealand, from whom Waite "received many kindnesses while in Napier".[2]
See also
- Long-snouted pipefish, Stigmatopora macropterygia A. H. A. Duméril.
- Longsnout pipefish, Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856.
References
- ^ Pollom, R. (2016). "Leptonotus norae". Vol. 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65369867A67623826.en
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, CENTRISCIDAE, FISTULARIIDAE, SOLENOSTOMIDAE and SYNGNATHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 March 2023.