black-striped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster

Pipefish from the Atlantic Ocean

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

black-striped pipefish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 22.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Body shape: anguilliform