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Syngnathidae
Sign in to saveThe Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx). The family name comes from Ancient Greek σύν (sún), meaning "together", and γνάθος (gnáthos), meaning "jaw", referring to the fused jaw that the entire family have in common.
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Syngnathidae is a family of fish within the order Syngnathiformes. The taxon was described by Bonaparte in 1831 and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. It belongs to the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Common names for the family include pipefishes and seahorses, as well as nålefiskfamilien and morska šila.
Members of this family inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. The taxon status is accepted. Records are held by institutions including SDNHM, FCB-UANL, and ECOSUR, with occurrences documented in the United States and Mexico.
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Species
pipefishes and seahorses
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSyngnathiformes
- FamilySyngnathidae
Die Seenadeln (Syngnathidae) sind eine Familie relativ kleiner und gut getarnter, schlanker Knochenfische aus der Ordnung der Seenadelartigen (Syngnathiformes). Zu ihnen gehören auch die gut bekannten Seepferdchen (Hippocampus). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Verbreitung 2 Merkmale 3 Fortpflanzung 4 Innere Systematik 4.1 Nerophinae 4.2 Syngnathinae 5 Fossilbefund 6 Quellen 6.1 Literatur 6.2 Einzelnachweise 6.3 Weblinks Verbreitung Seenadeln bewohnen die Küsten aller Weltmeere. Die größte Artenvielfalt lebt in den Gewässern rund um Australien. An den Küsten Amerikas leben Seenadeln von Alaska bis Feuerland. 37 Arten leben auch im Brack- und 18, die meisten aus der Gattung Microphis, im Süßwasser. Sie bevorzugen flaches Wasser in ruhigen Buchten und strömungsarmen Riffen sowie bewachsene Zonen, Algenfelder und Seegraswiesen. Die Kleine Seenadel (Syngnathus rostellatus) lebt auch in der Nordsee und der westlichen Ostsee, die Große Seenadel (Syngnathus acus) im Mittelmeer, an der Atlantikküste Westeuropas und in der südlichen Nordsee, die Grasnadel (Syngnathus typhle) lebt im Mittelmeer, im Schwarzen Meer und in der Ostsee, in den Buchten und Bodden der Küste Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und im gleic
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,360
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, FCB-UANL, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Syngnathoidei
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- Syngnathidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- taxon common name
- morska šila
- taxon author citation
- Bonaparte, 1831
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The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx). The family name comes from Ancient Greek σύν (sún), meaning "together", and γνάθος (gnáthos), meaning "jaw", referring to the fused jaw that the entire family have in common.
==Description and biology== Syngnathids are found in temperate and tropical seas across the world. Most species inhabit shallow, coastal waters, but a few are known from the open ocean, especially in association with sargassum mats. They are characterised by their elongated snouts, fused jaws, the absence of pelvic fins, and by thick plates of bony armour covering their bodies. The armour gives them a rigid body, so they swim by rapidly fanning their fins. As a result, they are relatively slow compared with other fish but are able to control their movements with great precision, including hovering in place for extended periods.
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