Greater pipefish

Greater pipefish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Species:
S. acus
Binomial name
Syngnathus acus
Synonyms
  • Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill, 1862
  • Sygnathus acus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870
  • Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856
  • Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856
  • Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810
  • Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810

The greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is a seawater fish and the type species of the genus Syngnathus.

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