Order Gasterosteiformes

Taxon ID: 26014

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Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 12 taxa in Order Gasterosteiformes spanning 4 families, and 7 genera.

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MBP has 195 records spanning 12 counties.

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A Northern Pipefish in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/27/2016).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Jared Satchell View Record

A Northern Pipefish in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2019).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

Lined Seahorse in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810) Media by Jonathan Irons View Record

A Northern Pipefish in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/28/2017).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

A Northern Pipefish in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2019). Notice the number of trunk rings (body segments forward of the anus) covered by the dorsal fin. The characteristic is helpful in delimiting the three pipefishes seen in Chesapeake Bay.

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

A Northern Pipefish in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/7/2019).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Dusky Pipefish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/15/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Dusky Pipefish (Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)) Media by Emilio Concari View Record

Lined Seahorse in Somerset Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) sercfisheries, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

A Northern Pipefish caught in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/16/2012).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC

Lined Seahorse in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Northern Pipefish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/15/2022). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Emilio Concari View Record

Northern Pipefish in Howard Co., Maryland (5/10/2016). (c) National Aquarium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by National Aquarium via iNaturalist View Record

Dusky Pipefish (Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)) Media by Emilio Concari View Record

Northern Pipefish in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/14/2022). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Lined Seahorse in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kimberly Emerson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND).

Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810) Media by Kimberly Emerson via iNaturalist View Record

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by National Aquarium via iNaturalist View Record

Blue-spotted Cornetfish in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/31/2021). (c) mcbpliz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Blue-spotted Cornetfish (Fistularia tabacaria Fistularia) Media by mcbpliz via iNaturalist View Record

Chain Pipefish in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/11/2023). (c) sercfisheries, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Chain Pipefish (Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

A Chain Pipefish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/18/2019).

Chain Pipefish (Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Dusky Pipefish in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/11/2025). (c) trinectes, all rights reserved.

Dusky Pipefish (Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

Northern Pipefish in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/11/2023). (c) sercfisheries, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Northern Pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus D. H. Storer (fr), 1839) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

Lined Seahorse in Worcester Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) human landfill, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810) Media by human_landfill via iNaturalist View Record

Chain Pipefish (Syngnathus louisianae Günther, 1870) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Dusky Pipefish in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/9/2025). (c) sercfisheries, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Dusky Pipefish (Syngnathus floridae (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882)) Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC View Record

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Order Gasterosteiformes

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Direct Child Taxa (4)

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