Barcheek pipefish, Syngnathus exilis, is a species of the pipefishes. Widespread in the Eastern Pacific from the Half Moon Bay in central California, United States, to south central Baja California and Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 25 cm length.[2]

Barcheek pipefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Syngnathus
Species:
S. exilis
Binomial name
Syngnathus exilis
Synonyms
  • Siphostoma exile R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916

References edit

  1. ^ Graham, C. & Pollom, R. (2015). "Syngnathus exilis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T65374735A67621845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T65374735A67621845.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Syngnathus exilis" in FishBase. February 2018 version.