Syngnathidae

Blackstriped Pipefish

Syngnathus caspius

Spotted Pipefish of the Mediterranean Sea

• Black
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• West Asia
• Temperate fish

The black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the southern Gulf of Biscay to Gibraltar, also in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. As the introduced species it is mentioned in the Caspian Sea and fresh waters of its basin.