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Order - Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
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Syngnathiformes are rather odd fish when compared to the common idea of what a fish is. They consist of the seahorses and pipefishes. They have a small toothless mouth at the end of a bony snout. Their bodies are encased in bone-like plates instead of scales. They usually have fins, but they are generally small. The order includes about six families.
Author: Macie S
Published: 10/2008
Photo Credits: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:SeahorseHippocampus.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pipefish.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bay_pipefish_(Syngnathus_leptorhynchus)_01.jpg
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