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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familySyngnathidae
- genusSyngnathus
- 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
Relatives of the blackstriped pipefish
Other species in the same genus Syngnathus.
Horn-eel
Syngnathus acus
Snouted pipefish
Syngnathus typhle
River pipefish
Syngnathus watermeyeri
Lesser pipefish
Syngnathus rostellatus
Seaweed pipefish
Syngnathus schlegeli
Narrow-snouted pipefish
Syngnathus tenuirostris
CompareBlackstriped pipefish vs Horn-eelBlackstriped pipefish vs Snouted pipefishBlackstriped pipefish vs River pipefishBlackstriped pipefish vs Lesser pipefish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
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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