Bay pipefish
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Bay pipefish | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Bay pipefish in seaweeds | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Syngnathus |
Species: | S. californiensis
|
Binomial name | |
Syngnathus californiensis | |
Synonyms[3] | |
|
The bay pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)[4] is a pipefish native to the eelgrass beds of the Eastern Pacific (Southern Baja California to Gulf of Alaska),[2] where its sinuous shape and green color allow it to blend in with the waving blades of eelgrass. Like other members of the seahorse family, male pipefish tend the eggs laid by their female partners in specialized pouches.[5][6]
References
- ^ Graham, C. & Pollom, R. (2015). "Syngnathus leptorhynchus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T65374916A67621840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T65374916A67621840.en.
- ^ a b "Syngnathus leptorhynchus, Bay pipefish : aquarium." Web. 10 Dec 2009. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3303
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Syngnathus leptorhynchus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Splendor in the Grass — Bay Nature Institute." Web. 10 Dec 2009. http://baynature.org/articles/apr-jun-2009/splendor-in-the-grass
- ^ Lamb, A, and Edgell, P. 2010. Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia: Harbour Publishing.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Syngnathus
- Fauna of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Fish of the Western United States
- Western North American coastal fauna
- Fish described in 1854
- All stub articles
- Syngnathiformes stubs