| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Syngnathidae | Syngnathus floridae | (Jordan & Gilbert) | 1882 | Dusky Pipefish |
Syngnathus floridae
Unique Characters: Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout long, length goes into head length less than 1.9 times. Olive-brown, mottled; bands indistinct or absent.
Similar Species:
Sargassum Pipefish
Syngnathus pelagicus
Chain Pipefish
Syngnathus louisianae
Sargassum Pipefish Syngnathus pelagicus. Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout long, length goes into head length less than 1.9 times. Pale band or spot on each trunk ring. Pale rings around tail.
Chain Pipefish Syngnathus louisianae. Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout long, length goes into head length less than 1.9 times. Chainlike row of dark diamonds along lower side.
Reference: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. A field guide to the Atlantic Coast fishes of North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 354 p.
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