Fish of the Syngnathus genus of the Syngnathinae (pipefishes) subfamily of the Syngnathidae family of the Syngnathiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Black-striped pipefish. Photo by © Sergey Yeliseev. flickr.com/photos/yeliseev)
Black–striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) was first described in 1827 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It inhabits the depths down to 5 meters. It prefers to swim close to the sandy and muddy bottom covered with algae. The maximum recorded length is 21 cm. It feeds on small crustaceans and fish fry.
(Black-striped pipefish. Photo by © Giacomo Radi. nas.er.usgs.gov)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea. It often enters the rivers flowing into the sea.
Names of black–striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) in other languages as follows:
Gjilpërëza shiritazezë (Albanian), Ταινιοσακκοράφα (Teniosakkorapha) (Greek), Aguja de rio (Spanish), Pesce ago codagrossa (Italian), Europäische Kurznasen-Seenadel (German), Малая рыба-игла (Malaja ryba-igla) (Russian), Kratkokljuno šilo (Serbian, Croatian), Malo šilo (Slovenian), Syngnathe de lagune (French).