THE PIPEFISH AND SEAHORSE FAMILY Syngnathidae


NORTHERN PIPEFISH Syngnathus fuscus Storer, 1839

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE: Native. In Massachusetts, are very common in marine waters and may be expected to occur in the estuaries of most larger streams and rivers. They tolerate salinities at least as low as 4 parts per thousand in Massachusetts.


from: An Annotated Working List of the Inland Fishes of Massachusetts. © 1996. K.E. Hartel (hartel@mcz.harvard.edu), D.B. Halliwell (arcsys@mint.net) and A.E. Launer (aelauner@leland.stanford.edu).