Nerophis

Nerophis
Nerophis ophidion
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Syngnathus ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Nematosoma Eichwald, 1831 Osphyolax Cope, 1876 Scyphius Risso, 1827

Nerophis is a genus of pipefishes native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• 
  Nerophis lumbriciformis
• 
  Nerophis maculatus
• 
  Nerophis ophidion