| 词条 | Straightnose pipefish |
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| name = Straightnose pipefish | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Wężynka.jpg | image_caption = Straightnose pipefish | taxon = Nerophis ophidion | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms = * Schyphius littoralis Risso, 1827
}} The straightnose pipefish (Nerophis ophidion) is a species of pipefish which lives in brackish water in the northeastern Atlantic, the Baltic, Mediterranean and Black Seas.[2] DescriptionThe straightnose pipefish initially gives the impression of being a worm. The head is tiny and resembles that of a seahorse, to which this fish is closely related. The body is round in cross-section and the fins are tiny. The only fish with which it might be confused is the broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) but that is more robust and has a hexagonal cross-section. The general colour of the straightnose pipefish is green with a yellowish belly. The female has pale blue markings on the head and body and both sexes become more colourful at breeding time when the male’s snout turns yellow. The average size is about {{convert|15|to|20|cm|0|abbr=on}} with a maximum of {{convert|30|cm|0|abbr=on}}.[3] RangeThis fish is found in the North-eastern Atlantic along the coasts of Europe, its range extending from southern Norway to Morocco. It is also present in the Baltic, the Mediterranean, and the Black Seas. It inhabits sandy bottoms and is part of the fouling community, at depths from {{convert|2|to|15|m|0|abbr=on}}. BiologyThe straightnose pipefish lives among eelgrass and seaweed with its tail wrapped around the vegetation and its head elevated. Here it is well-camouflaged, and feeds on zooplankton and copepods by sucking them in.[3] This species of pipefish is used as a model to study mate choice and sex role-reversal. Like other species of pipefish and the closely related seahorses, the straighnose pipefish exhibits male parental care, meaning that female reproductive success is limited by her ability to court and mate with a suitable male. In the straighnosed pipefish, female-female competition and mate choice by males has resulted in female-specific coloration, female ornamental skin folds, and more active courtship in females.[4] References1. ^{{cite journal | author = Pollom, R. | year = 2015 | title = Nerophis ophidion | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2015 | page = e.T198764A80255416 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015.RLTS.T198764A80255416.en }} {{Taxonbar|from=Q636913}}2. ^{{FishBase|id=1331 |genus=Nerophis |species=ophidion|month=September|year=2013}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kalat/straightnose-pipefish |title=Straightnose pipefish: Nerophis ophidion (L.) |publisher=NatureGate |accessdate=2013-12-19}} 4. ^{{Cite journal | last1 = Rosenqvist | first1 = G. | title = Male mate choice and female-female competition for mates in the pipefish Nerophis ophidion | doi = 10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80783-3 | journal = Animal Behaviour | volume = 39 | issue = 6 | pages = 1110–1115 | year = 1990 | pmid = | pmc = }} 10 : Nerophis|Fish of the Atlantic Ocean|Fish of the Adriatic Sea|Fish of the North Sea|Fish of the Black Sea|Fish of the Baltic Sea|Fish of the Mediterranean Sea|Fish of Europe|Fish of Africa|Fish described in 1758 |
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