The genus name Syngnathus derives from the Greek, syn, symphysis meaning grown together and gnathos meaning jaw. The Latin species' name acus means needle.[5]
The greater pipefish has a long segmented armoured body, angular in cross section and stretching up 45 cm long with its stiff appearance. It ranges a color brown to green in with broad alternating light and dark hue along it. Its customized by a long snout with mouth on end and a slight hump on the top of the body just behind the eyes.
The fish is generally 33 cm to 35 cm in length with a reported maximum length of 47 cm. They are almost square in each segment of the body, and known to feel rigid when handled. The greater pipefish has distinctive body rings which are a sandy brown with darker bars covering its body in between.[6][5]
The anatomy of fish vary through the sex. The top third of the females belly is deep (when egg bound), twice the breadth of the lower two thirds below the vent. The male is the "tailing" with the twin folds below the vent. The folds of the skin make the middle third and during the "brooding" of the young they swell in size until the young are released from the pouch (at a size of 22 mm to 35 mm).
Biologyedit
These fishes feed on live mysids and small prawns.[2] They are ovoviviparous and reproduce usually three times each year. A few females deposit partial clutches under the tail into the male's brood pouch, that may contain up to 400 eggs.[5]
These fishes are common on southerly and westerly coasts in a variety of habitats, often amongst seaweeds and seagrass.[2]
Syngnathus temminckiiedit
The southern African species Syngnathus temminckii (Kaup, 1856) was until recently synonymised with S. acus. However, morphological data clearly show that it is distinct, and genetic data indicate that it is not even the sister taxon of S. acus, but of another southern African species, the river pipefish S. watermeyeri.[7]
Galleryedit
Social behavior of two juvenile specimens of Syngnathus acus.
On the sand.
Detail of the head.
Detail of the body rings.
Among seagrass.
Bibliographyedit
Bent J. Muus, Jørgen G. Nielsen: Die Meeresfische Europas. In Nordsee, Ostsee und Atlantik. Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, ISBN3-440-07804-3
Dawson, C.E., 1986. Syngnathidae. p. 628-639. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Volume 2. Unesco, Paris.
Rudie H. Kuiter: Seepferdchen: Seenadeln, Fetzenfische und ihre Verwandten. Ulmer (Eugen), 2001, ISBN3-80013-244-3
^. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
^Mwale, M., Kaiser, H., Barker, N.P., Wilson, A.B. & Teske, P.R. (2013) Identification of a uniquely southern African clade of coastal pipefishes Syngnathus spp. Journal of Fish Biology 82: 2045-2062
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Syngnathus acus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
Greater Pipefish Syngnathus acus - Jim Hall
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The greater pipefish Syngnathus acus is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae 2 It is a seawater fish and the type species of the genus Syngnathus 4 Greater pipefish Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Syngnathiformes Family Syngnathidae Genus Syngnathus Species S acus Binomial name Syngnathus acusLinnaeus 1758 2 Synonyms 3 Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill 1862Sygnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 Syngnathus alternans Gunther 1870Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup 1856Syngnathus delalandi Kaup 1856Syngnathus rubescens Risso 1810Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque 1810 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description 3 Anatomy 4 Biology 5 Distribution 6 Habitat 7 Syngnathus temminckii 8 Gallery 9 Bibliography 10 References 11 External linksEtymology editThe genus name Syngnathus derives from the Greek syn symphysis meaning grown together and gnathos meaning jaw The Latin species name acus means needle 5 Description edit nbsp Greater pipefish in Zostera vegetation The greater pipefish has a long segmented armoured body angular in cross section and stretching up 45 cm long with its stiff appearance It ranges a color brown to green in with broad alternating light and dark hue along it Its customized by a long snout with mouth on end and a slight hump on the top of the body just behind the eyes The fish is generally 33 cm to 35 cm in length with a reported maximum length of 47 cm They are almost square in each segment of the body and known to feel rigid when handled The greater pipefish has distinctive body rings which are a sandy brown with darker bars covering its body in between 6 5 nbsp Fossil of Syngnathus acus from Pliocene of ItalyAnatomy editThe anatomy of fish vary through the sex The top third of the females belly is deep when egg bound twice the breadth of the lower two thirds below the vent The male is the tailing with the twin folds below the vent The folds of the skin make the middle third and during the brooding of the young they swell in size until the young are released from the pouch at a size of 22 mm to 35 mm Biology editThese fishes feed on live mysids and small prawns 2 They are ovoviviparous and reproduce usually three times each year A few females deposit partial clutches under the tail into the male s brood pouch that may contain up to 400 eggs 5 Distribution editThe greater pipefish is found all around the British Isles and is regularly found in the Mediterranean Sea 2 Habitat editThese fishes are common on southerly and westerly coasts in a variety of habitats often amongst seaweeds and seagrass 2 Syngnathus temminckii editThe southern African species Syngnathus temminckii Kaup 1856 was until recently synonymised with S acus However morphological data clearly show that it is distinct and genetic data indicate that it is not even the sister taxon of S acus but of another southern African species the river pipefish S watermeyeri 7 Gallery edit nbsp Social behavior of two juvenile specimens of Syngnathus acus nbsp On the sand nbsp Detail of the head nbsp Detail of the body rings nbsp Among seagrass Bibliography editBent J Muus Jorgen G Nielsen Die Meeresfische Europas In Nordsee Ostsee und Atlantik Franckh Kosmos Verlag ISBN 3 440 07804 3 Dawson C E 1986 Syngnathidae p 628 639 In P J P Whitehead M L Bauchot J C Hureau J Nielsen and E Tortonese eds Fishes of the North eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Volume 2 Unesco Paris Rudie H Kuiter Seepferdchen Seenadeln Fetzenfische und ihre Verwandten Ulmer Eugen 2001 ISBN 3 80013 244 3References edit Smith Vaniz W F 2015 Syngnathus acus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 e T198765A44933898 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2015 4 RLTS T198765A44933898 en a b c d e Syngnathus acus at the World Register of Marine Species Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2018 Syngnathus acus in FishBase February 2018 version Species Syngnathus acus Linnaeus FishWisePro 1758 Retrieved 19 April 2020 a b c Fishbase Synghatus acus on jjphoto dk Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Retrieved 2007 07 10 Mwale M Kaiser H Barker N P Wilson A B amp Teske P R 2013 Identification of a uniquely southern African clade of coastal pipefishes Syngnathus spp Journal of Fish Biology 82 2045 2062 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2015 Syngnathus acus in FishBase October 2015 version Greater Pipefish Syngnathus acus Jim HallExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syngnathus acus nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Syngnathus acus Syngnathus acus on Marine Life Encyclopedia Greater pipefish on Marine Life Information Network The greater pipefish in Aquaria nbsp Photo from Denmark Aquarium Photos of Greater pipefish on Sealife Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greater pipefish amp oldid 1217522789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
