Greater pipefish
Syngnathus acus · Small fish and rockpool species
Also called pipefish
A long, rigid, armoured fish related to seahorses, living among weed and seagrass and on sand or mud in shallow, sheltered water. It is widespread on western Britain and less common on eastern coasts.[1]
How to recognise it
- Long, slim, rigid body with a very long snout and a small mouth at the tip.[1]
- One dorsal fin, tiny pectoral and tail fins, and a raised crest above the head.[1]
- Light brown to yellow-green with 10 to 20 darker stripes; body is covered in bony rings.[1]
- The snake pipefish has no pectoral or anal fins, which separates it from this species.[2]
When and where
- Found over
- weed, seagrass, sand, mud, estuary[1]
Sources
These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.