Narrow-snouted pipefish (Syngnathus tenuirostris) is a pipefish species which inhabits the Mediterranean basin: Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, and Black Sea. It is a marine demersal fish with an ovoviviparous breeding pattern.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Narrow-snouted 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 acus
- Syngnathus temminckii
- Filicampus tigris
- Stipecampus cristatus
- Histiogamphelus cristatus
- Cosmocampus elucens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Syngnathus
- Species
- Syngnathus tenuirostris
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