WoRMS taxon details
Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758
127387 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127387)
accepted
Species
Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
Sygnathus acus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870 · unaccepted
Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Description Found in coastal and estuarine waters to depths of 90 m or more; on sand, mud and rough bottoms. Common amongst algae and...
Description Found in coastal and estuarine waters to depths of 90 m or more; on sand, mud and rough bottoms. Common amongst algae and eel-grass (@Zostera@) (Ref. 6733). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127387 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 337 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 66 [details]
original description (of Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
original description (of Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 18 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 337 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 66 [details]
original description (of Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549. [details]
original description (of Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> 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., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 18 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ); (2013). Data collected during the expeditions of the e-learning projects Expedition Zeeleeuw and Planet Ocean. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in coastal and estuarine waters to depths of 90 m or more; on sand, mud and rough bottoms. Common amongst algae and eel-grass (@Zostera@) (Ref. 6733). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku gjëlpërëpeshkagjylpanabistra | [details] |
| Basque | orratz handi | [details] |
| Breton | urisigniengarennou bras | [details] |
| Catalan | agulleta | [details] |
| Danish | stor tangnål | [details] |
| Dutch | grote zeenaald | [details] |
| English | greater pipefish | [details] |
| French | syngnathe aiguillesyngnathegrande aiguille de mergrand tuyau de pipe | [details] |
| German | grosse Seenadel | [details] |
| Hebrew | אבובון מחטי | [details] |
| Italian | pesce ago | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σακοράφα | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | stor kantnål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | stor kantnål | [details] |
| Russian | Морская игла обыкновенная | [details] |
| Swedish | större kantnål | [details] |
| Turkish | deniz ignesi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Морська голка звичайна | [details] |
| Welsh | pibell fôr fawr | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (73 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Sygnathus acus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (486 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathus acus)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Sygnathus acus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase images (Syngnathus acus, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (54260 nucleotides; 42020 proteins)
To GenBank (54260 nucleotides; 42020 proteins) (from synonym Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (73 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Sygnathus acus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (486 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syngnathus acus)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus delalandi Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus brachyrhynchus Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Typhle heptagonus Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Syngnathus alternans Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Sygnathus acus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Dermatostethus punctipinnis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase images (Syngnathus acus, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (54260 nucleotides; 42020 proteins)
To GenBank (54260 nucleotides; 42020 proteins) (from synonym Syngnathus rubescens Risso, 1810)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
