Maroubra (fish)
Maroubra is a genus of pipefishes with one species, M. perserrata, endemic to Australia and the other, M. yasudai, endemic to Japan.
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| Maroubra yasudai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Maroubra Whitley, 1948 |
| Type species | |
| Maroubra perserrata Whitley, 1948 | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Maroubra perserrata Whitley, 1948 (sawtooth pipefish)
- Maroubra yasudai C. E. Dawson, 1983 (orange pipefish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Maroubra in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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