kelp pipefish
Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845
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 kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis) is a species of pipefish. It inhabits the eastern Pacific from the Bodega Bay in northern California, United States, to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 50 centimetres (20 in) length.
Wikipedia contributors, Kelp pipefish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:20.568953+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845
- Name authority
- Storer, 1845
- Common name
- kelp 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: no · 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 californiensis Storer, 1845
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 |
| 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 |
| Syngnathus schmidti Popov, 1928 | 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 leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 Girard, 1854 | synonym |
| Syngnathus californiensis leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 Girard, 1854 | synonym |
| Siphostoma griseolineatum (Ayres, 1854) (Ayres, 1854) | synonym |
| Syngnathus griseolineatus Ayres, 1854 Ayres, 1854 | synonym |
| Syngnathus californiensis californiensis Storer, 1845 Storer, 1845 | 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.
- Storer, D. H. (1845). Description of a new species of Syngnathus, brought from the western coast of California by Capt. Phelps. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, v. 2 (1845–1848): 73. 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:53WL8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.