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Florida Pipefish, Northern Sea Horse 



and are miniature copies of the adults. The food of the 

 Northern Pipefish is mostly small crustaceans or other 

 small animals. Despite its hard, seemingly indigestible body 

 of rings of bony plates, the Northern Pipefish has been fre- 

 quently observed in the stomachs of larger fish and has 

 been seen being eaten by a blue crab. 

 Economic Importance: None. An interesting species in the 

 home salt-water aquarium. 



Florida Pipefish 

 Syngnathus floridae (Jordan and Gilbert) 



Color: Varies with environment; frequently brown above, 



silvery beneath; gray speckles along the side. 



Distribution: Virginia to Texas. 



Size: Reaches a length of about 9 inches. 



General Information: The life history of this species is 



very similar to that of the northern pipefish. 



Economic Importance: None. A good fish in the home 



marine aquarium. 



Northern Sea Horse 

 Hippocampus hudsonius DeKay 



