Hypselognathus

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: Hypselognathus
Species (2): H. horridus – H. rostratus
Name

Hypselognathus Whitley, 1948: 76

Type species: Histiogamphelus rostratus Waite & Hale, 1921, 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.

Hypselognathus is a genus of pipefishes endemic to Australia where they are only known from the southern coast.
Species

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

Hypselognathus horridus C. E. Dawson & Glover, 1982 (prickly pipefish)
Hypselognathus rostratus (Waite & Hale, 1921) (knife-snouted pipefish)

References

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