northern pipefish

Syngnathus fuscus

Fish Reaching Thirty Three Centimeters in Mexican Waters

Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

northern pipefish is a freshwater fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 33 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to northeastern Florida in USA; also in northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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