Abstract
Rendez-Vous at the Baltic? The Ongoing Dispersion of the Black-Striped Pipefish, Syngnathus abaster
Highlights
The black-striped pipefish, Syngnathus abaster [1], is a small brown-green syngnathid, with dark or pale spots on the trunk and tail
Given the species ability to endure a large range of salinities, this euryhaline pipefish may be encountered in a wider variety of aquatic environments, marine or brackish but in purely freshwater habitats
Syngnathus abaster has been traditionally viewed as a Mediterranean pipefish, as the main bulks of observations were concentrated in this area, it has been reported in the Black Sea and throughout the Iberian Peninsula Coast [see 2]
Summary
The black-striped pipefish, Syngnathus abaster [1], is a small brown-green syngnathid, with dark or pale spots on the trunk and tail. On the other side of the salinity spectrum, it is common to observe the black-striped pipefish breeding in reservoirs traditionally used to concentrate water that will feed salt pans. These observations highlight the need for a more up-to-date representation of the species geographical distribution, merging sightings from coastal sites together with the most recent data on freshwater colonisations
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