Syngnathus schmidti Popov 1928

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

In the open regions of the sea, pipefish were caught at depths ranging from 0-100 meters, but most were caught in the upper 10 meters. Feeding takes place during daylight hours (Ref. 10613).

A pelagic species found near surface of water or in midwater in open sea (Ref. 126547). Feeds mainly on copepods, preferably Acartia clausi, Pseudocalanus elongatus, Oithona nana, and Pseudocalanus parvus (Ref. 10613). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Syngnathus schmidti, the Black Sea pelagic pipefish or Schmidt's pipefish, is a pipefish species that inhabits the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. A freshwater/brackishwater fish, it can grow up to 11 centimetres (4.3 in) long and usually lives at a depth of 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft), although it can live as deep as 100 metres (330 ft). The specific name honours the Danish zoologist Ernst Johannes Schmidt (1877-1933).