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Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Syngnathus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); chihiroe: Name from Japanese 'chihiro', meaning great depth, referring to the depth of capture of the holotype and only known specimen (160-162 m), one of the deepest recorded for any member of the genus..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 160 - 162 m (Ref. 126547). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 38. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 38; pectoral-fin rays 17; trunk rings 18, tail rings 40, total rings 58, subdorsal rings 3.25 + 10.0 = 13.25; HL 8.7 in SL (11.5% SL); snout length 2.3 in HL (43.1% HL); snout depth 8.5 in HL (11.7% HL); snout depth 3.7 in snout length (27.2% snout length); anal ring depth 3.2 in HL (31.4% HL); body ridges are entirely smooth without serrae or spines (Ref. 126547).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Matsunuma, M., 2017. Syngnathus chihiroe, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from southern Japan. Zootaxa 4232(3):385-396. (Ref. 126547)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).