Presence of the deep-bodied pipefish, Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) [Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae], in San Jorge Gulf, Patagonia, Argentina ()
Guillermo M. Caille,
Ariana Apezteguia,
Daniel Vaquero,
Pablo Cochia
Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Trelew, Argentina.
Fundación Patagonia Natural, Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
DOI: 10.4236/oje.2012.22007
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Abstract
This short report communicates the finding of a Deep-bodied pipefish, Leptonotus blainvilleanus, (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) [Syngnathiformes, Syngnathidae] in shallow waters of the San Jorge Gulf, Patagonia Argentina, in August 2010. It’s a new record for its known distribution range in the coast of South America. Photos and videos are available.
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Caille, G. , Apezteguia, A. , Vaquero, D. and Cochia, P. (2012) Presence of the deep-bodied pipefish,
Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837) [Syngnathiformes: Syngnathidae], in San Jorge Gulf, Patagonia, Argentina.
Open Journal of Ecology,
2, 58-59. doi:
10.4236/oje.2012.22007.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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