Syngnathoidea
Syngnathoidea is a superfamily of the pipefish and dragonet order Syngnathiformes. It is divided into two families – the speciose pipefish Syngnathidae, which includes the sea horses and the ghost pipefish, Solenostomidae, which has just five species. The superfamily occurs worldwide in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, especially in coastal waters around rock and coral reefs and among sea weed and sea grass beds.There are, however, also some pelagic species of pipefish and even freshwater species. In total the superfamily comprises in excess of 50 genera and nearly 300 species.Classification
The superfamily Syngnathoidea contains the following families and subfamilies:
