Syngnathus
Sign in to saveSyngnathus is a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae found in marine, brackish and sometimes fresh waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Fossils of these species are found from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene. They are known from various localities of Greece, Italy, Germany and United States. The name comes from Ancient Greek σύν (sún), meaning "together", and γνάθος (gnáthos), meaning "jaw", referring to the fused jaw that the species (and the entire family) have in common.
Species
seaweed pipefishes
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSyngnathiformes
- FamilySyngnathidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Syngnathus es un género de pez de la familia Syngnathidae en el orden de los Syngnathiformes. Especies Las especies de este género son:[1] Syngnathus abaster A. Risso, 1827 Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758 Syngnathus affinis Günther, 1870 Syngnathus auliscus (Swain, 1882) Syngnathus californiensis D. H. Storer, 1845 Syngnathus caribbaeus C. E. Dawson, 1979 Syngnathus carinatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) Syngnathus dawsoni (Herald, 1969) Syngnathus euchrous Fritzsche, 1980 Syngnathus exilis (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) Syngnathus folletti Herald, 1942 Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer, 1839 Syngnathus insulae Fritzsche, 1980 Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870 Syngnathus macrobrachium Fritzsche, 1980 Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker, 1915 Syngnathus makaxi Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1972 Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 Syngnathus phlegon A. Risso, 1827 Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855 Syngnathus safina Paulus, 1992 Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856 Syngnathus schmidti Popov, 1927 Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann & Kendall, 1896) Syngnathus springeri Herald, 1942 Syngnathus taenion
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Syngnathus is a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae found in marine, brackish and sometimes fresh waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Fossils of these species are found from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene. They are known from various localities of Greece, Italy, Germany and United States. The name comes from Ancient Greek σύν (sún), meaning "together", and γνάθος (gnáthos), meaning "jaw", referring to the fused jaw that the species (and the entire family) have in common.
==Species== There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus: Syngnathus abaster A. Risso, 1827 (Black-striped pipefish) Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758 (Greater pipefish) Syngnathus affinis Eichwald, 1831 Syngnathus auliscus (Swain, 1882) (Barred pipefish) Syngnathus californiensis D. H. Storer, 1845 (Kelp pipefish) Syngnathus caribbaeus C. E. Dawson, 1979 (Caribbean pipefish) Syngnathus carinatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) Syngnathus caspius Eichwald, 1831 Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma, 2017 Syngnathus dawsoni (Herald, 1969) Syngnathus exilis (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Bar-cheek pipefish) Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Dusky pipefish) Syngnathus folletti Herald, 1942 Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer, 1839 (Northern pipefish) Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 (Bay pipefish) Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870 (Chain pipefish) Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker, 1915 Syngnathus makaxi Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1972 (Yucatán pipefish) Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Sargassum pipefish) Syngnathus phlegon A. Risso, 1827 Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855 (Nilsson's pipefish) Syngnathus safina Paulus, 1992 Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856 (Seaweed pipefish) Syngnathus schmidti A. M. Popov, 1928 Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann & Kendall, 1896) (Gulf pipefish) Syngnathus springeri Herald, 1942 (Bull pipefish) Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini, 1871 Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856 (Long-snout pipefish) Syngnathus tenuirostris Rathke, 1836 (Narrow-snouted pipefish) Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758 (Broad-nosed pipefish) Syngnathus variegatus Pallas, 1814 Syngnathus watermeyeri J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Estuarine pipefish)