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Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827

Black-striped pipefish
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Black-striped pipefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from river drainages of Don (Ref. 58293), Kuban (Ref. 58296) and Volga (Ref. 58297). This has been translocated to areas within the country, rapidly expanded its range and is now widely established in the country (Ref. 45022). EurRus
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dawson, C.E., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Syngnathus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Risso.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous? (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 6733).   Subtropical; 45°N - 30°N, 10°W - 42°E

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