Snake pipefish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the snake pipefish lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Entelurus aequoreus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Syngnathiformes
Family	Syngnathidae

Where does the snake pipefish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the snake pipefish in 9 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the snake pipefish endangered?

The snake pipefish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the snake pipefish?

The snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Syngnathiformes and the family Syngnathidae, genus Entelurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the snake pipefish

The snake pipefish (Entelurus aequoreus) is a species of pipefish, from the family Syngnathidae, native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean where they are generally found amongst algae close in to shore. It is the largest species of pipefish recorded in European waters and has spread into arctic waters in the early 2000s.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Snake pipefish (revision 1362662949), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1548395 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).