Caribbean pipefish (Syngnathus caribbaeus)

Scientific name: Syngnathus caribbaeus Dawson, 1979

Caribbean pipefish (Syngnathus caribbaeus)

The Caribbean pipefish (Syngnathus caribbaeus) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Belize to Suriname; also from the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Species facts

Scientific name
Syngnathus caribbaeus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Belize to Suriname; also from the Greater and Lesser Antilles.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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