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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Narrow-snouted pipefish

Syngnathus tenuirostris Rathke, 1837
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
3–25 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found in inshore algae-weed rubble or reef areas . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .

Scientific Name
Syngnathus tenuirostris
Authority
Rathke, 1837
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
DD
Depth Range
3–25 m
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Narrow-snouted pipefish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 25 m . Temperate; 47°N - 38°N, 12°E - 42°E known from the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00028 × L3.21 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2013

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Rathke, 1837

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Narrow-snouted pipefish.

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