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Seaweed pipefish

Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the seaweed 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 seaweed pipefish live?

Not recorded

Is the seaweed 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 seaweed pipefish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSyngnathiformes
  5. familySyngnathidae
  6. genusSyngnathus
  7. SpeciesSyngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856

Synonyms Sygnathoides schlegeli, Syngnathus acusimilis

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Pacific seaweed pipefishEnglish
  • jehla SchlegelovaCzech
  • ヨウジウオJapanese
  • 실고기Korean
  • Рыба-игла японскаяRussian
  • Іглиця тихоокеанськаUkrainian
  • 海龍Chinese
  • Японская морская иглаRussian
  • Тихоокеанская игла-рыбаRussian
  • 舒氏海龍Chinese
  • 舒氏海龙Chinese
  • 薛氏海龍Chinese
  • 薛氏海龙Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the seaweed pipefish

Other species in the same genus Syngnathus.

Horn-eel

Syngnathus acus

SyngnathidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the seaweed pipefish?

The seaweed pipefish (Syngnathus schlegeli) belongs to the family Syngnathidae in the order Syngnathiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Seaweed pipefish (Syngnathus schlegeli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seaweed-pipefish

MLA

“Seaweed pipefish (Syngnathus schlegeli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seaweed-pipefish.

BibTeX
@misc{seaweed_pipefish_2026,
  title = {Seaweed pipefish (Syngnathus schlegeli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seaweed-pipefish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}