Syngnathidae

Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes the seahorses, the pipefishes, and the weedy and leafy sea dragons. Fish of this family have the unique characteristic whereby females lay their eggs and the male then fertilizes and carries the eggs during incubation. There are a several methods for this. Male seahorses have a specialized ventral pouch to carry the eggs, male sea dragons attach the eggs to their tails, and male pipefish may do either, depending on their species. The name is derived from Greek, meaning "fused jaw" - syn meaning fused or together, and gnathus meaning jaws. This fused jaw trait is something the entire family has in common.

Classification

 * Subfamily Hippocampinae
 * Genus Hippocampus (seahorses)
 * Genus Histiogamphelus
 * Subfamily Syngnathinae (pipefishes)
 * Genus Acentronura Kaup, 1953
 * Genus Anarchopterus Hubbs, 1935
 * Genus Apterygocampus Weber, 1993
 * Genus Bhanotia Hora, 1926
 * Genus Bryx Herald, 1940
 * Genus Bulbonaricus Herald in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander and Woods, 1953
 * Genus Campichthys Whitley, 1931
 * Genus Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856
 * Genus Corythoichthys Kaup, 1853
 * Genus Cosmocampus Dawson, 1979
 * Genus Doryichthys Kaup, 1953
 * Genus Doryrhamphus Kaup, 1856
 * Genus Dunckerocampus Whitley, 1933
 * Genus Enneacampus Dawson, 1981
 * Genus Entelurus Duméril, 1870
 * Genus Festucalex Whitley, 1991
 * Genus Filicampus Whitley, 1948
 * Genus Halicampus Kaup, 1856
 * Genus Haliichthys Gray, 1859
 * Genus Heraldia Paxton, 1975
 * Genus Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849 -- river pipefishes
 * Genus Hypselognathus Whitley, 1948
 * Genus Ichthyocampus Kaup, 1853
 * Genus Kaupus Whitley, 1971
 * Genus Kimblaeus Dawson, 1980
 * Genus Kyonemichthys Gomon, 2007
 * Genus Leptoichthys Kaup, 1853
 * Genus Leptonotus Kaup, 1853
 * Genus Lissocampus Waite and Hale, 1921
 * Genus Maroubra Whitley, 1948
 * Genus Micrognathus Duncker, 1912
 * Genus Microphis Kaup, 1853 -- freshwater pipefishes
 * Genus Minyichthys Herald and Randall, 1972
 * Genus Mitotichthys Whitley, 1948
 * Genus Nannocampus Günther, 1877
 * Genus Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810
 * Genus Notiocampus Dawson, 1979
 * Genus Penetopteryx Lunel, 1881
 * Genus Phoxocampus Dawson, 1977
 * Genus Phycodurus Gill, 1896 -- leafy Sea Dragons
 * Genus Phyllopteryx Swainson, 1839
 * Genus Pseudophallus Herald, 1940 -- fluvial pipefishes
 * Genus Pugnaso Whitley, 1948
 * Genus Siokunichthys Herald in Schultz, Herald, Lachner, Welander and Woods, 1953
 * Genus Solegnathus Swainson, 1839
 * Genus Stigmatopora Kaup, 1853
 * Genus Stipecampus Whitley, 1948
 * Genus Syngnathoides Bleeker, 1851
 * Genus Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758 -- seaweed pipefishes
 * Genus Trachyrhamphus Kaup, 1853
 * Genus Urocampus Günther, 1870
 * Genus Vanacampus Whitley, 1951