Syngnathus chihiroe is a species of pipefish which was described in 2017 following the collection of a single specimen in the East China Sea off Yakushima, southern Japan, from a depth of 160–162 metres (525–531 ft).[2] The specimen has different counts of fin rays and a relatively short snout which distinguished it from the only other congener in the area Syngnathus schlegeli.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Syngnathus |
| Species: | S. chihiroe
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| Binomial name | |
| Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma, 2017
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References
edit- ^ Pollom, R. (2017). "Syngnathus chihiroe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T112664063A112664097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T112664063A112664097.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Matsunuma, M. (2017). "Syngnathus hihiroe, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from southern Japan". Zootaxa. 4232 (3): 385. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4232.3.7. PMID 28264369. Abstract
- ^ "Syngnathus chihiroe, A New Pipefish Discovered By Deep Dredge". Reef Builders, Inc. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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