Syngnathus
Syngnathus is a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae found in marine, brackish and sometimes fresh waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Fossils of these species are found from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene. They are known from various localities of Greece, Italy, Germany and United States. The name comes from Ancient Greek σύν, meaning "together", and γνάθος, meaning "jaw", referring to the fused jaw that the species have in common.
Species
There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus:Syngnathus abaster A. Risso, 1827 Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758 Syngnathus affinis Eichwald, 1831Syngnathus auliscus Syngnathus californiensis D. H. Storer, 1845 Syngnathus caribbaeus C. E. Dawson, 1979 Syngnathus carinatus Syngnathus caspius Eichwald, 1831Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma, 2017 Syngnathus dawsoni Syngnathus exilis Syngnathus floridae Syngnathus folletti Herald, 1942Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer, 1839 Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870 Syngnathus macrophthalmus Duncker, 1915Syngnathus makaxi Herald & C. E. Dawson, 1972 Syngnathus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758 Syngnathus phlegon A. Risso, 1827Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855 Syngnathus safina Paulus, 1992Syngnathus schlegeli Kaup, 1856 Syngnathus schmidti A. M. Popov, 1928Syngnathus scovelli Syngnathus springeri Herald, 1942 Syngnathus taenionotus Canestrini, 1871Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856 Syngnathus tenuirostris Rathke, 1836 Syngnathus typhle Linnaeus, 1758 Syngnathus variegatus Pallas, 1814 Syngnathus watermeyeri J. L. B. Smith, 1963