Lesser pipefish (Syngnathus rostellatus)
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Researched by | Eliza Gibson-Hall | Refereed by | This information is not refereed |
Authority | Nilsson, 1855 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Commonly recorded in southern Britain and Ireland and possibly Scotland.Global distribution
Located around the British Isles, Baltic sea and in the North Sea with records all along the north coast of France, Belgium and The Netherlands. Records around the coasts of Denmark and southern Norway. Scattered records around the southern coasts of France.Habitat
Found inshore, typically within sandy bays. Can be found amongst floating or attached seaweeds.Depth range
Shallow shores to 80 mIdentifying features
- Body length of 17 cm, brown in colour.
- The snout is of similar length to that of the rest of the head.
- 36 to 45 rays on dorsal fin; 2 to 3 rays on anal fin; 10 rays on caudal fin; 10 to 13 rays on pectoral fin.
- The caudal fin is diamond shaped.
- Body rings are prominent, with 13-17 pre-anal rings, and 37 to 42 post anal.
Additional information
It is noticeably smaller than Syngnathus acus. Spawning occurs in summer.Listed by
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Bibliography
Dipper, F., 2001. British sea fishes (2nd edn). Teddington: Underwater World Publications Ltd.
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, 2018. Ulster Wildlife Snorkel Safaris. Occurrence dataset: https://www.nmni.com/CEDaR/CEDaR-Centre-for-Environmental-Data-and-Recording.aspx accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-25.
Environmental Records Information Centre North East, 2018. ERIC NE Combined dataset to 2017. Occurrence dataset: http://www.ericnortheast.org.ukl accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-09-38
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
Isle of Wight Local Records Centre, 2017. IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/7axhcw accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre, 2017. Fish: Records for Kent. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kd1utk accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Lancashire Environment Record Network, 2018. LERN Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/esxc9a accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
National Trust, 2017. National Trust Species Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/opc6g1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-11-05
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Last Updated: 01/08/2018