The straightnose pipefish (Nerophis ophidion) is a species of pipefish which lives in brackish water in the northeastern Atlantic, the Baltic, Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Straightnose Pipefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Syngnathus rostellatus
- Syngnathus typhle
- Syngnathus californiensis
- Syngnathus abaster
- Syngnathus fuscus
- Entelurus aequoreus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Nerophis
- Species
- Nerophis ophidion
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