Syngnathus insulae Fritzsche 1980 (pipefish)

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae

Full reference: R. A. Fritzsche. 1980. Revision of the eastern Pacific Syngnathidae (Pisces: Syngnathiformes), including both recent and fossil forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 42(6):181-227

Belongs to Syngnathus according to R. A. Fritzsche 1980

Sister taxa: Syngnathus albyi, Syngnathus altus, Syngnathus avus, Syngnathus breviculus, Syngnathus californiensis, Syngnathus carinatus, Syngnathus emeritus, Syngnathus euchrous, Syngnathus incertus, Syngnathus incompletus, Syngnathus leptorhynchus, Syngnathus macrobrachium, Syngnathus opisthopterus, Siphostoma auliscus, Siphostoma exile

Type specimen: SIO 63-169, a skeleton

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Syngnathus insulae in the database

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