Syngnathus is a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae found in marine, brackish and sometimes fresh waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Fossils of these species are found from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene. They are known from various localities of Greece, Italy, Germany and United States. Species There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus: Syngnathus abaster A. Risso, 1827 (Black-striped pipefish) Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758 (Greater pipefish) Syngnathus affinis Eichwald, 1831 Syngnathus auliscus (Swain, 1882) (Barred pipefish) Syngnathus californiensis D. H. Storer, 1845 (Kelp pipefish) Syngnathus caribbaeus C. E. Dawson, 1979 (Caribbean pipefish) Syngnathus carinatus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) Syngnathus caspius Eichwald, 1831 Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma, 2017 Syngnathus dawsoni (Herald, 1969) Syngnathus euchrous Fritzsche, 1980 (Chocolate pipefish) Syngnathus exilis (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) (Bar-cheek pipefish) Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Dusky pipefish) Syngnathus folletti Herald, 1942 Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer, 1839 (Northern pipefish) Syngnathus insulae Fritzsche, 1980 Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 (Bay pipefish) Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870 (Chain pipefish) Syngnathus macrobrachium Fritzsche, 1980 Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker, 1915 Syngnathus makaxi Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1972 (Yucatán pipefish) Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Sargassum pipefish) Syngnathus phlegon A. Risso, 1827 Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855 (Nilsson's pipefish) Syngnathus safina Paulus, 1992 Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856 (Seaweed pipefish) Syngnathus schmidti A. M. Popov, 1928 Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann & Kendall, 1896) (Gulf pipefish) Syngnathus springeri Herald, 1942 (Bull pipefish) Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini, 1871 Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856 (Long-snout pipefish) Syngnathus tenuirostris Rathke, 1836 (Narrow-snouted pipefish) Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758 (Broad-nosed pipefish) Syngnathus variegatus Pallas, 1814 Syngnathus watermeyeri J. L. B. Smith, 1963 (Estuarine pipefish) References Freshwater fish genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Extant Oligocene first appearances