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Eukaryota (domain)
Metazoa (kingdom)
Chordata (phylum)
Craniata (subphylum)
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Teleostei (no rank)
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Gasterosteiformes (order)
Syngnathidae (family)
Syngnathus (genus)
Syngnathus acus (species)
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