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Lesser Pipefish

Syngnathus rostellatus

438Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
8Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan15
Feb30
Mar0
Apr1
May18
Jun21
Jul27
Aug60
Sep100
Oct65
Nov7
Dec8

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland14
2Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland6
3Ceredigion Wales3
4Argyll and Bute Scotland2
5Pembrokeshire Wales2
6Cambridgeshire England1
7Norfolk England1
8Belfast Northern Ireland1
85 England12 Scotland97 Wales109 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
438
Peak month
September
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Syngnathus rostellatus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
988
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Syngnathiformes
Family
Syngnathidae
Genus
Syngnathus
Name with authority
Syngnathus rostellatus Nilsson, 1855
Described
1855

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1746528 · GBIF 2332960