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Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli)
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Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Gulf pipefish

Syngnathus scovelli

Inward folding brood pouch

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Gulf pipefish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 18.3 cm.

Maximum length
18.3 cm
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean coast of Central and South America; absent from West Indies.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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