Black-striped pipefish
📖 Overview
Euryhaline, found among detritus or vegetation over sand or mud, within a temperature range of 8° to 24°C. Probably an amphidromous species but migratory behavior needs verification. Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail . Early free-living young measure 23 mm TL .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Black-striped pipefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Females lay 10-60 eggs into a brood pouch on ventral surface of tail of males. Males fertilize the eggs as they enter the pouch. Eggs incubate in the male´s brood pouch for about 20-32 days, depending of temperature..
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; diadromous ; depth range 0 - 5 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 30°N, 10°W - 42°E
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black-striped pipefish · Blackstriped Pipefish · Short-snouted Pipefish · shortsnouted pipefish |
| 🌍BUL | Късомуцунеста игла |
| 🏳️Catalan | Agulleta de riu |
| 🌍CES | jehla černopruhá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Middelhavsnålefisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Europäische Kurznasen-Seenadel · Kurzschnauzen-Seenadel · Schwarzmeer-Seenadel |
| 🌍ELL | Ταινιοσακοράφα |
| 🌍FAS | سوزن ماهي |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | lyhytkuononeula |
| 🇫🇷French | Syngnathe · Syngnathe de lagune · Syngnathe de lagune, Syngnathe de rivière · Syngnathe de rivière |
| 🌍HEB | אבובון חום |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Kratkokljuno šilo · Šilo kratkokljuno |
| 🇭🇺Hungarian | fekete-tengeri tűhal |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce ago · Pesce ago codagrossa · Pesce ago di rio |
| 🌍LIT | italinė jūrų adata |
| 🌍MLT | Gremxula Tal-baħar Ħalqha Qasir. · Gremxula tal-bahar halqha qasir |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Kortsnuit-zeenaald |
| 🇵🇱Polish | iglicznia czarnomorska |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Agulhinha |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Итальянская рыба-игла · Малая рыба-игла · Морская игла пухлощекая · Черноморская пухлощекая рыба-игла · рыба-игла |
| 🌍SLV | Malo šilo |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Aguja de rio · Pez Pipa de Rayas Negras |
| 🌍SQI | gjilpërëza shiritazezë |
| 🌍SRP | Silce kratkokljuno · Šilo |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | svartstrimmig kantnål |
| 🌍TUR | Deniziğnesi baliği · Igne baligi · deniz ignesi |
| 🌍UKR | Іглиця пухлощока · Морська голка пухлощока · голка-риба пухлощока чорноморська |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synghnathus ethon | Risso | 1826 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus abaster ganzirrensis | D'Ancona | 1934 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus abaster ganzirriensis | D'Ancona | 1934 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus agassiz | Michahelles | 1829 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus agassizii | Michahelles | 1829 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus algeriensis | Günther | 1870 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus anguisigola | Nardo | 1847 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus bucculentus | Rathke | 1837 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus caspius | Eichwald | 1831 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus cuvieri | Kaup | 1856 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus ethon | Risso | 1827 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus ethon aeolicus | Di Caporiacco | 1948 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus flavescens | Kaup | 1856 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus microchirus | Moreau | 1891 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus nigrolineatus | Eichwald | 1831 | Synonym |
| Syngnathus nigrolineatus maeoticus | Slastenenko | 1938 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 22 records indexed .
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