Bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus)

Scientific name: Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854

Bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus)

The Bay pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Biology

Common in eelgrass of bays and estuaries, sometimes taken in shallow offshore waters. Feeds on crustaceans. Females larger than males (R.C. de Graaf, pers. Comm., 2001). Ovoviviparous. The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Syngnathus leptorhynchus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Sitka, Alaska to southern Baja California in Mexico; the northern population ranges from Alaska to Monterey Bay, southern population from Morro Bay southward.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2;)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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