Mitotichthys

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Subordo: Syngnathoidei

Familia: Syngnathidae
Subfamiliae: Syngnathinae
Genus: Mitotichthys
Species (4): M. meraculus – M. mollisoni – M. semistriatus – M. tuckeri
Name

Mitotichthys Whitley, 1948: 75

Type species: Syngnathus tuckeri Scott, 1942, by original designation and monotypy.
References
Primary references

Whitley, G.P. 1948. Studies in ichthyology. No. 13. Records of the Australian Museum 22(1): 70–94.

Mitotichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the waters around Australia, with these currently recognized species:[1]

Mitotichthys meraculus (Whitley, 1948) (western crested pipefish)
Mitotichthys mollisoni (E. O. G. Scott, 1955) (Mollison's pipefish)
Mitotichthys semistriatus (Kaup, 1856) (half-banded pipefish)
Mitotichthys tuckeri (E. O. G. Scott, 1942) (Tucker's pipefish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Mitotichthys in FishBase. October 2012 version.