-
fused jaw is one of the
traits that the
entire family have in common.
Syngnathids are
found in
temperate and
tropical seas
across the world. Most species...
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number of
short spines for protection. As with
seahorses and the
other syngnathids, the
seadragon has a
similarly tubular snout and a fused,
toothless jaw...
- rings, with small,
tubular mouths. The
shape of
their mouth—at least, in
syngnathids—allows for the
ingestion of prey at
close range via suction. Many species...
- Male
syngnathids usually prefer females with
large body size and
prominent ornaments such as blue skin
pigmentation or skin folds.
Syngnathid males in...
- (Peracarida), in
peracarid crustaceans Brood pouch (Syngnathidae), in
syngnathids such as sea
horses Brood pouch (gastropod), a part of the reproductive...
-
pipehorse species have a
prehensile tail (a
character shared with some
other syngnathids), a
fully enclosed brood pouch, a
short head and
snout angled ventrally...
-
millions of
animals are
unsustainably caught annually. Many
species of
syngnathid are
currently part of the IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species or national...
-
Physical characteristics allows syngnathids to
avoid predation very well,
however studies suggests that
syngnathids are most
vulnerable to predation...
- catfishes,
freshwater eels, congers, needlefishes, cods, sticklebacks,
syngnathids, mosquitofishes, zeids, barracudas, grey mullets, old
world silversides...
- C. (14
March 1997). "Morphology and
kinematics of prey
capture in the
syngnathid fishes Hippocampus erectus and
Syngnathus floridae".
Marine Biology. 127...
