---
title: "Northern Pipefish"
description: "Syngnathus fuscus — Fish. The northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus) is a northwest Atlantic species of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/northern-pipefish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Pipefish

> Syngnathus fuscus — Fish. The northern pipefish  (Syngnathus fuscus) is a northwest Atlantic species of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.

- Scientific name: *Syngnathus fuscus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1604
- Wikidata: [Q1882958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1882958)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146828](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146828)

## Names

- en: Northern Pipefish
- de: Nördliche Seenadel
- fr: Syngnathe brun

## Countries with the most observations

US (1136), CA (132), BM (4)

## Summary

The northern pipefish  (Syngnathus fuscus) is a northwest Atlantic species of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pipefish

## Photo

![Northern Pipefish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-pipefish/medium.jpg)

Photo: hitchco · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293380227

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-pipefish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).