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Entelurus aequoreus

(Ocean pipe-fish)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Catalan:

Pipa

Common Names in Danish:

Snippe

Common Names in Dutch:

Adderzeenaald

Common Names in English:

Ocean pipe-fish, ocean pipefish, Snake pipe-fish, Snake pipefish

Common Names in Faroese:

Sj, Sjóprónur

Common Names in Finnish:

Merineula

Common Names in French:

Ent, Entélure

Common Names in German:

Gro, Große Schlangennadel

Common Names in Icelandic:

St, Stóra sænál

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

金海龍, 金海龙

Common Names in Manx:

Snaid varrey

Common Names in Norwegian:

Stor Havn, Stor havnål, Store Tangn, Store tangnål

Common Names in Polish:

Wezyna

Common Names in Swedish:

St, Större havsnål

Common Names in Turkish:

Yüzgeçsizdeniziğnesi balığı

Description

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Physical Description

Size/Age/Growth

Males are commonly 32 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 40 cm (Total Length). Females are commonly 45 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 60 cm (Total Length).

Habitat

Inhabits inshore waters , among algae. Usually found at depths of 5 to 100 meters.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 504 meters (0 to 1,654 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Biology

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Diet

Feeds on small crustaceans and fish fry[2].

Reproduction

Females with 1,000 or more ovarian eggs [3]. Ovoviviparous [4]. The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail[4].

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Entelurus aequoraeus • Entelurus aequoraeus (Linnaeus • Entelurus aequoraeus (Linnaeus, 1758) • Entelurus aequoreus • Syngnathus aequoreus • Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus • Syngnathus aequoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 01-Sep-1994

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Entelurus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. aequoreus (Snake Pipe-Fish)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 32.070 meters (105.217 feet), Standard Deviation = 125.730 based on 268 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. Muus, B.J. and J.G. Nielsen (1999). Sea fish. Scandinavian Fishing Year Book, Hedehusene, Denmark. 340 p. [back]
  3. Dawson, C.E. (1986). Syngnathidae. p. 628-639. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]
  4. Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966). Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012