Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli)

Scientific name: Syngnathus scovelli Evermann & Kendall, 1896

Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli)

The Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli) is a freshwater fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean coast of Central and South America; absent from West Indies.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-37. Moderately long snout (1.9-2.7 in head length).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Syngnathus scovelli
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.3
Common length
7.5
Depth range
6 m (20 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 6 m, usually ? - 6 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean coast of Central and South America; absent from West Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=3)

Sources

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

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