Broadnosed pipefish
| Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||
| Family: | Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) |
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| Order: | Syngnathiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Broadnosed pipefish | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Vardø, Norway, Baltic Sea and the British Isles to Morocco. Also throughout the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Record off Ghana is still questionable (Ref. 4509). | |||
| Adult biology: | Usually found along the coasts and estuaries at a temperature range of 8° to 24°C (Ref. 4944). Often associated with Zostera or other vegetation (Ref. 6733). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Spawns in summer (Ref. 35388). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Snout slightly elongate, body and head covered with brownish chromatophores. Dorsal fin 34-38 rays with some chromatophores along them, the small anal 3 rays, caudal 10 rays and strongly pigmented, pectorals 13-17 rays. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 8 - 24°C; 71°N - 30°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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