narrow-snouted pipefish

Syngnathus tenuirostris

Pipefish from the Adriatic Sea

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
Temperate fish

Narrow-snouted pipefish (Syngnathus tenuirostris) is a pipefish species which inhabits the Mediterranean basin: Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, and Black Sea. It is a marine demersal fish with an ovoviviparous breeding pattern.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Mediterranean Sea: southern Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea. Also known from the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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