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Blackstriped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackstriped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) is a species in the family Syngnathidae, order Syngnathiformes.

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Quick facts about the blackstriped pipefish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blackstriped pipefish live?

Not recorded

Is the blackstriped pipefish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blackstriped pipefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familySyngnathidae
  6. genusSyngnathus
  7. SpeciesSyngnathus abaster Risso, 1827

Synonyms Synghnathus ethon, Syngnathus abaster ganzirrensis, Syngnathus abaster ganzirriensis, Syngnathus abaster var. ganzirrensis, Syngnathus agassiz, Syngnathus agassizi, Syngnathus agassizii, Syngnathus algeriensis, Syngnathus anguisigola, Syngnathus bucculentus, Syngnathus cuvieri, Syngnathus ethon, Syngnathus ethon aeolicus, Syngnathus flavescens, Syngnathus microchirus, Syngnathus nigrolineatus, Syngnathus nigrolineatus maeoticus

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Black-striped pipefishEnglish
  • Short-snouted pipefishEnglish
  • Shortsnouted pipefishEnglish
  • Късомуцунеста иглаBulgarian
  • Agulleta de riuCatalan
  • jehla černopruháCzech
  • MiddelhavsnålefiskDanish
  • Schwarzmeer-SeenadelGerman
  • ΤαινιοσακοράφαGreek
  • Aguja de rioSpanish
  • سوزن ماهيPersian
  • lyhytkuononeulaFinnish
  • SyngnatheFrench
  • אבובון חוםHebrew
  • Kratkokljuno šiloCroatian
  • fekete-tengeri tűhalHungarian
  • pesce ago di RioItalian
  • italinė jūrų adataLithuanian
  • Gremxula Tal-baħar Ħalqha Qasir.Maltese
  • Kortsnuit-zeenaaldDutch
  • iglicznia czarnomorskaPolish
  • AgulhinhaPortuguese
  • рыба-иглаRussian
  • malo šiloSlovenian
  • gjilpërëza shiritazezëAlbanian
  • ŠiloSerbian
  • deniz ignesiTurkish
  • Іглиця пухлощокаUkrainian
  • Malo ˚iloroot
  • Europäische Kurznasen-SeenadelGerman
  • Kurzschnauzen-SeenadelGerman
  • aguja de ríoSpanish
  • Pez Pipa de Rayas NegrasSpanish
  • Syngnathe de laguneFrench
  • Syngnathe de rivièreFrench
  • Šilo kratkokljunoCroatian
  • Pesce ago codagrossaItalian
  • Морская игла пухлощекаяRussian
  • Черноморская пухлощекая рыба-иглаRussian
  • Итальянская рыба-иглаRussian
  • Малая рыба-иглаRussian
  • Silce kratkokljunoSerbian
  • Çizgili DeniziğnesiTurkish
  • Deniziğnesi baliğiTurkish
  • Морська голка пухлощокаUkrainian
  • голка-риба пухлощока чорноморськаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackstriped pipefish

Other species in the same genus Syngnathus.

Horn-eel

Syngnathus acus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackstriped pipefish?

The blackstriped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) belongs to the family Syngnathidae in the order Syngnathiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackstriped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackstriped-pipefish

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blackstriped_pipefish_2026,
  title = {Blackstriped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackstriped-pipefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}