| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Syngnathidae | Syngnathus pelagicus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Sargassum Pipefish |
Syngnathus pelagicus
Unique Characters: 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.
Similar Species:
Dusky Pipefish
Syngnathus floridae
Chain Pipefish
Syngnathus louisianae
Dusky Pipefish Syngnathus floridae. Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout long, length goes into head length less than 1.9 times. Olive-brown, mottled; bands indistinct or absent.
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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