Syngnathidae

Longsnout Pipefish

Syngnathus temminckii

Pipefish at the River Sea Edge

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Tropical fish

Syngnathus temminckii (longsnout pipefish) is the most common pipefish in southern African estuaries, ranging from Walvis Bay (Namibia) to the Tugela River on the east coast of South Africa. The fish is named in honor of Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1858), the director of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (Leiden, Netherlands), where the type specimens are housed.