| 主要参考文献 | Dawson, C.E., 1986 |
| 形态描述的性别 | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| 特殊器官 | other |
| 不同的外表 | always different morphology between mature adults |
| 不同的颜色 | |
| 附注 | Males with brood pouch; females with ovipositor (Ref. 205). |
| 显着的特徵 | |
| 侧面体型 | eel-like |
| 横切面 | |
| 头部背面描绘 | |
| 眼的类型 | |
| 口/吻尖的类型 | tube-like |
| 口的位置 | terminal |
| Type of scales | |
| 鉴别 |
Light greenish to dark brown in color with variable markings (Ref. 4281). Snout cylindrical, equal to or less than eye diameter. With 18 - 19 body rings between head and dorsal fin (Ref. 35388). The snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus) is distinguished by the lack of pectoral and anal fins (Ref. 88171). An elongated bump on top of head behind eye (Ref. 59043). |
| 鉴定难易度 |
| 侧线 | 打断: No |
| 侧联机的鳞片 | |
| 侧联机鳞片数 | |
| 侧生系列的鳞片 | |
| 侧联机的鳞片列 | |
| 侧线下的鳞片列 | |
| 尾梗周围的鳞片 | |
| 触须 | |
| 鳃裂 (仅限于鲨鱼/ 鱼) | |
| 鳃耙 | |
| 在下肢上 | |
| 上枝鳃耙 | |
| 总数 | |
| 脊椎骨 | |
| 肛门前 | |
| 总数 |
| 属性 | |
| 鳍数 | 1 |
| 离鳍号码 | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| 棘总数 | 0 - 0 |
| 软条总数 | 33 - 42 |
| 脂鳍 | absent |
| 属性 |
| 鳍数 | 1 |
| 棘总数 | 0 - 0 |
| 软条总数 | 3 - 3 |
| 胸鳍 | 属性 |
| 脊椎 1 | |
| 软条 10 - 14 | |
| 骨盘的 | 属性 suppressed/absent |
| 位置 absent | |
| 脊椎 0 | |
| 软条 0 - 0 |