Syngnathus
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126227 on 2026-08-01
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2014-11-21T14:09:37Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758
class: Teleostei
family: Syngnathidae
genus: Syngnathus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
name published in: Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20.
name published in: Jordan, D.S.; Evermann, B.W. (1927). New genera and species of North American Fishes. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4. 16(15): 501-507.
name published in year: 1758
name published in year: 1810
name published in year: 1927
order: Syngnathiformes
parent name usage ID: 154405
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted