Black_Sea_pelagic_pipefish

<i>Syngnathus schmidti</i>

Syngnathus schmidti

Species of fish

Syngnathus schmidti, the Black Sea pelagic pipefish or Schmidt's pipefish, is a pipefish species that inhabits the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. A freshwater/brackishwater fish, it can grow up to 11 centimetres (4.3 in) long and usually lives at a depth of 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft), although it can live as deep as 100 metres (330 ft).[2] The specific name honours the Danish zoologist Ernst Johannes Schmidt (1877–1933).[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Schultz, J. (2014). "Syngnathus schmidti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18258256A46263310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18258256A46263310.en.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Syngnathus schmidti" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. [3]
    "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S". Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 9 June 2018.


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