Pelagic pipefish

Pelagic pipefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Syngnathus
Species:	S. phlegon
Binomial name
Syngnathus phlegon A. Risso, 1827

Pelagic pipefish, Syngnathus phlegon, is a pipefish species of the family Syngnathidae.

Distribution

This species inhabits the Mediterranean Sea and closed part of the Atlantic Ocean.

Description

This Marine pelagic-neritic fish, can reach a total length of 20.0 cm. The general shape of the body is very similar to that of congeners like Syngnathus abaster. It is characterized by the presence of spines along the bony rings surrounding the body. The basic color is blue with white belly and a dark spot on each ring.

Fossil of Syngnathus phlegon from Pliocene of Italy

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