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Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 397, February 294, March 460, April 724, May 1,043, June 1,138, July 1,217, August 1,047, September 769, October 574, November 313, December 245.
United States8,220
Alaska8,220
Netherlands76
Zeeland71
United Kingdom34
England25
Portugal13
Spain9
Denmark8
FARO7

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderPipefishes and Allies · Syngnathiformes
FamilyPipefishes, Seahorses, and Seadragons · Syngnathidae
GenusSyngnathus

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