Particular aspects: it has a long, thin body and stands upright among algae
Origin
Sea needle (Syngnathus acus); Greater pipefish (English), Syngnathe aiguille (French), kozonseges tuhal (Hungarian).
Along the Romanian coastline there is the species Syngnathus typhle argentatus.
It is found in the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; it lives in coastal regions, among plants, keeping in an upright position, which makes it remain unnoticed by Raptors. It has no economic importance.
The habitat has areas with sandy or muddy substrate, but frequently in seagrass "fields", up to depths of approx. 20m.
Feeding sea needle
It feeds on small crustaceans, fish and hatched eggs.
High needle features
Length 20-45 cm. D (27-29) 31-39, A 3 (2-4); 17-20 preanal rings, (7) 8-10 subdorsal rings. Snout long and concave in the upper part. Eyes relatively small. Interorbital space concave in the middle. Nostrils before the eyes, shaped round and troubled pores.
Incubator bag on 21-24 rings. The head length is 4-6 times the total body length. Back greenish-Tan-yellowish with dots and transverse lines; abdomen silvery-whitish. D and Pp with transverse black lines on the radii.
It is a marine fish, found along the coastline in waters up to 15 m deep. Swim in an upright position.
Breeding Sea needle
The sea needle reproduces through May to august, with spawning lasting a month.
The female lays eggs in an incubator bag, located in the tail of the Male, where hatching is done.
It is ovoviviparous (that is, it multiplies through eggs, but which are "hatched" in certain body cavities, being released Ready hatched fry), eggs are carried, until hatching, by males.
