Kelp pipefish

The kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis) is a species of pipefish. It inhabits the eastern Pacific from the Bodega Bay in northern California, United States, to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 50 centimetres (20 in) length.[2]

Kelp pipefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Species:
S. californiensis
Binomial name
Syngnathus californiensis

References

  1. Graham, C. & Pollom, R. (2015). "Syngnathus californiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T65374622A67621694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T65374622A67621694.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Syngnathus californiensis" in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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