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Sargassum Pipefish
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Sargassum Pipefish

Syngnathus pelagicus

Sargassum pipefish (Syngnathus pelagicus) is a species of pipefish found in the western Atlantic: Maine (United States), Bermuda, northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina, Nova Scotia, Antilles, western Caribbean Sea from Yucatan to Colombia. Marine subtropical species, up to 18.1 cm maximal length. Habits growth of Sargassum algae.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 179451.