Snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

Scientific name: Entelurus aequoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus)

The Snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Iceland and Norway to Azores and also enters Baltic Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0. Gill opening reduced to a pore located in the membrane above the opercle. Gill membranes fused to the body and isthmus. Superior trunk and tail ridges continuous, inferior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous, lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge. Brood area of male located under trunk. Rings: 28-31+60-69; Dorsal 37-47; Sub-dorsal 11-7+2-4; Caudal 4-9, rudimentary.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Entelurus aequoreus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
45
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal, usually 5 - 100 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway to Azores and also enters Baltic Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=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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