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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Syngnathus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Josiah Thomas Scovell (1841–1915) was an American physician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Evermann & Kendall.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; tiefenbereich 0 - 6 m (Ref. 26938), usually ? - 6 m (Ref. 26938). Tropical
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean coast of Central and South America; absent from West Indies.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 8.6, range 7 - 9.8 cm
Max length : 18.3 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 30499); common length : 7.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 12193); max. veröff. Alter: 3.00 Jahre (Ref. 12193)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 25 - 37. Moderately long snout (1.9-2.7 in head length) (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Common in bays and estuaries. Usually found amongst vegetation (Ref. 26938). Enters fresh water. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00028 (0.00012 - 0.00063), b=3.21 (3.03 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (tmax=3). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |