Syngnathidae

Southern pipefish

Syngnathus folletti

Fifteen Point Four Centimeters Pipefish from the Atlantic Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The southern pipefish (Syngnathus folletti) is a pipefish species that inhabits the Southwest Atlantic near Uruguay. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish. This species has been recorded among beds of Ruppia maritima in the Lagoa dos Patos in southern Brazil, and apparently they spend the whole of their lives in sea grass beds.