Scientific Name	Trachyrhamphus serratus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)	Depth	15 - 100M
Chinese	鋸粗吻海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鋸粗吻海龍
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Syngnathus serratus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	AMNH90066. ASIZP0055203. ASIZP0055350. ASIZP0055542. ASIZP0055577. ASIZP0059727. ASIZP0059949. ASIZP0060172. ASIZP0060492. ASIZP0061844. ASIZP0061962. ASIZP0062917. ASIZP0065887. ASIZP0066007. ASIZP0070186. ASIZP0070456. ASIZP0075157. ASIZP0800652. ASIZP0800705. ASIZP0806633. ASIZP0900228. ASIZP0900500. ASIZP0910652. ASIZP0910705. ASIZP0916633. FRIP01158. FRIP01159. GCRL13872. NMMBP00915. NMMBP03304. NMMBP06103. NMMSTP01677. NMNSF00477. NTMP0046. NTMP1222. NTUM03808. NTUM06230. ...List all 42 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,張家豪,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Saw pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout longer, its length 2.2-2.8 in HL. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous, the trunk ridge arches dorsad on subdorsal rings; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge. Median dorsal snout ridge a litter elevated above nares, entire to irregularly denticulate; opercle with a low,complete or incomplete,ridge angled upward toward gill opening; scutella without longitudinal keels; dermal flaps present or absent in adults. Rings 21-23 + 41-48, darsal-fin rays 24-29, pectoral-fin rays 14-18. Mainly brownish; the snout sometimes pale near tip; the body plain or mottled, usually with 12-13 dark bars, separated by 3-4 ring pale interspaces, crossing dorsum and side.
habitats	Inhabits gravelly bottom around rocky reefs.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from southern India and Sri Lanka to Korea and Japan. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.