Broadnosed pipefish
Nosed pipefish ( Syngnathus typhle )
The broad-nosed pipefish ( Syngnathus typhle ) is a common type of pipefish ( Syngnathidae ) in the North-East Atlantic and its marginal seas.
Features
The needle grass has a very elongated, thin body and is up to 30 inches long. The snout with the upper jaw is constant pipette -like extended and flattened laterally. The back and sides are colored green to gray. The far back on the body -faceted dorsal fin has 28 to 42 fin rays, the very short anal fin 2 to 4 and the pectoral fins are each 13 to 17 rays.
Dissemination
The grass nobility living on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean from northern Scandinavia to Morocco and the Mediterranean and Black Sea, the North Sea and the western Baltic Sea.
Way of life
The fish live mainly in shallow coastal seagrass in and Tangwiesen at depths 4-20 meters, where they are staying upright usually between the Tang and are so well camouflaged. They feed on small invertebrates, fish spawning and juvenile fish, which they suck up with the pipette -like mouth.
From March to October, in the cooler areas of the North Atlantic, the North Sea and Baltic Sea only until August, spawning the Rogner, taking place about 100 to 250 eggs with the help of their extended genital papilla in the brood pouch on the underside of tail of the male. The males fertilize the eggs, which are nourished by the mucosal lining of the brood pouch. After about four weeks, the now 25-mm long juveniles leave the brood pouch.
System
The needle grass is one of 35 recognized species of the genus Syngnathus within the pipefish ( Syngnathidae ).