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Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854

Bay pipefish
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Mexico country information

Common names: Pez pipa de bahia, Pez pipa de bahía
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to southern Baja California. Also Ref. 27436.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Syngnathus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 96339).   Subtropical; 61°N - 22°N, 150°W - 109°W

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