Name
Syngnathus
greater pipefish
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Genus: Syngnathus
Habitat
Marine. Benthic. Coastal, among algae and marine phanerogams.
Feeding
Free life. Solitary. Predator of small fish and invertebrates.
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic, Indian Ocean (South Africa), Mediterranean and Black Sea. The genus is practically cosmopolitan
Conservation status
Not threatened
Additional information
Elongated body, up to 50 cm long, quadrangular in section and slender. Small mouth at the end of a long, tubular snout.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Corbera, J., Sabatés, A. y García- Rubios, A. (1996). Peces del Mar de la Península Ibérica. Planeta. 312 pp.- Lythgoe, J. & Lythgoe, G. (1991). Guía de los Peces de Mar del Atlántico Norte y del Mediterráneo.Omega. Barcelona. 256 pp.- Lloris, D. (2015). Ictiofauna marina. Manual de identificación de los peces marinos de la Península Ibérica y Baleares. Omega. 674 pp. Biblioteca del Departamento de Zoología