black-striped pipefish
Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-striped pipefish (Syngnathus abaster) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the southern Gulf of Biscay to Gibraltar, also in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. As the introduced species it is mentioned in the Caspian Sea and fresh waters of its basin.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-striped pipefish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:56:13.206713+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
- Name authority
- Risso, 1827
- Common name
- black-striped pipefish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Syngnathus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familySyngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilySyngnathinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusSyngnathus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesSyngnathus abaster Risso, 1827
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Syngnathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Texas pipefishSyngnathus affinis Günther, 1870 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| kelp pipefishSyngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caribbean pipefishSyngnathus caribbaeus Dawson, 1979 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chocolate pipefishSyngnathus euchrous Fritzsche, 1980 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barcheek pipefishSyngnathus exilis (Osburn & Nichols, 1916) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dusky pipefishSyngnathus floridae (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| northern pipefishSyngnathus fuscus Storer, 1839 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guadalupe pipefishSyngnathus insulae Fritzsche, 1980 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chain pipefishSyngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yucatan pipefishSyngnathus makaxi Herald & Dawson, 1972 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Syngnathus phlegon Risso, 1827 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nilsson's pipefishSyngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Syngnathus agassiz Michahelles, 1829 Michahelles, 1829 | synonym |
| Syngnathus agassizi Michahelles, 1829 Michahelles, 1829 | synonym |
| Syngnathus algeriensis Günther, 1870 Günther, 1870 | synonym |
| Syngnathus bucculentus Rathke, 1837 Rathke, 1837 | synonym |
| Syngnathus ethon Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | synonym |
| Syngnathus flavescens Kaup, 1856 Kaup, 1856 | synonym |
| Syngnathus microchirus Moreau, 1891 Moreau, 1891 | synonym |
| Syngnathus nigrolineatus Eichwald, 1831 Eichwald, 1831 | synonym |
| Syngnathus abaster ganzirriensis D'Ancona, 1934 D'Ancona, 1934 | synonym |
| Syngnathus nigrolineatus maeoticus Slastenenko, 1938 Slastenenko, 1938 | synonym |
| Syngnathus anguisigola Nardo, 1847 Nardo, 1847 | synonym |
| Syngnathus agassizii Michahelles, 1829 Michahelles, 1829 | synonym |
| Syngnathus abaster ganzirrensis D'Ancona, 1934 D'Ancona, 1934 | synonym |
| Syngnathus ethon aeolicus Di Caporiacco, 1948 Di Caporiacco, 1948 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Risso, A. (1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l’Europe méridionale, et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes. F. G. Levrault, Paris & Strasbourg. v. 3: i–xvi + 1–480, Pls. 1–16. [Fishes in vol. 3 of 5. Published in 1827, not 1826; see Forest 1958:474]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53WJY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.