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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Syngnathus:Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Dr Josiah Thomas Scovell (1841–1915) was an American physician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on authors: Evermann & Kendall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 26938), usually ? - 6 m (Ref. 26938). Tropical
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean coast of Central and South America; absent from West Indies.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm8.6, range 7 - 9.8 cm Max length : 18.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30499); common length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref. 12193)
Dorsalsoft rays (total): 25 - 37. Moderately long snout (1.9-2.7 in head length) (Ref. 26938). Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Common in bays and estuaries. Usually found amongst vegetation (Ref. 26938). Enters fresh water. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).
