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River pipefish

Syngnathus watermeyeri Smith, 1963

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the river 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 river pipefish live?

Not recorded

Is the river 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 river pipefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familySyngnathidae
  6. genusSyngnathus
  7. SpeciesSyngnathus watermeyeri Smith, 1963

Synonyms Syngnathus watermayeri

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Estuarine pipefishEnglish
  • Rivier-pypvisAfrikaans
  • jehla WatermeyerovaCzech
  • Іглиця річковаUkrainian
  • 瓦氏海龍Chinese
  • 瓦氏海龙Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the river 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 river pipefish?

The river pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri) belongs to the family Syngnathidae in the order Syngnathiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). River pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-pipefish

MLA

“River pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-pipefish.

BibTeX
@misc{river_pipefish_2026,
  title = {River pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/river-pipefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}