Species: Syngnathus floridae, Dusky pipefish

Syngnathus floridae (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)

Dusky pipefish

Snout long (47.6-62.5% of head length), and slender (depth 10-21% of its length); a broad triangular bone in front of eye; no ridge above operculum, or along side of snout; ridges along top of snout and head low; opercular ridge inconspicuous, only on front 1/3 of opercle in adults; body and front part of tail relatively deep; dorsal fin 26-35, fin origin on trunk, well before anus; anal fin 2-4; pectoral fin short, its length ~1.3X of length of its base, 12-16; no pelvic fins; tail fin 10; main body ridges without indentations at ring edges; ridge along side of body ends under dorsal fin, not joining that along side of tail; upper ridge of body discontinuous with that of tail just behind dorsal fin; ridges along bottom of body and tail joined; no skin flaps; trunk rings 16-19; tail rings 29-39; brood pouch under tail, its plates folded inwards.