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Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Syngnathus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).

Issue
Successively a synonym of Syngnathus nigrolineatus Eichwald, 1831, or a subspecies of it, and of Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827. Reconsidered as a valid species since 2009 in various ichthyofaunas without compelling evidence until Zarei et al. (2021: Ref. 130571) used genetic characters (see the introduction for a complete history of the taxonomy). The species needs a complete redescription.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 130571). Temperate

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Western Asia: Caspian Sea (Ref. 130571).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

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Zarei, F., H.R. Esmaeili, K. Abbasi, G. Sayyadzadeh, S. Eagderi and B.W. Coad, 2021. Genealogical concordance, comparative species delimitation, and the specific status of the Caspian pipefish Syngnathus caspius (Teleostei: Syngnathidae). Mar. Ecol. 42(1)[p.e12624]:1-10. (Ref. 130571)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) (Least Concern); Date assessed: 15 July 2022

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).

Syngnathus caspius Eichwald, 1831