Sargassum pipefish (Syngnathus pelagicus)

Scientific name: Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758

Sargassum pipefish (Syngnathus pelagicus)

The Sargassum pipefish (Syngnathus pelagicus) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-31. Slender, long snout (1.4-1.7 in head length).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Syngnathus pelagicus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.1
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Maine (USA), Bermuda and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina. Nova Scotia, Antilles, western Caribbean from Yucatan to Colombia. Taxonomic status of the eastern Atlantic population (from Mauritania to Gabon) needs further study and records from Cape of Good Hope, South Africa and the Indo-Pacific area require confirmation.
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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