River pipefish

Syngnathus watermeyeri

Snout shorter than relative

Temperate
Regional distribution
Brackish fish
Africa
Anguilliform
Small
Temperate fish

The estuarine pipefish or river pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to South Africa and has been sporadically recorded in the estuarine portions of the Kariega, Kasouga, Bushmans, East Kleinemonde and West Kleinemonde rivers. It can be readily distinguished from another southern African pipefish with which it shares its habitat, S. temminckii, by its much shorter snout.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Brackish
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Africa: Known only from areas of tidal influence within the Kariega, Kasouga and Bushmans Rivers, South Africa.

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