海龙属(学名:Syngnathus)是辐鳍鱼纲棘背鱼目海龙鱼科的一属,广泛分布于太平洋、印度洋和大西洋海域。该属生物体形长,躯干部六棱形至七棱形,尾部四棱形,向后部逐渐变细。口小,前位,颌短,无齿,鳃盖上无明显凸棱。背鳍1个,短小,位于肛门前方或后方附近,臀鳍很小,胸鳍发达,尾鳍小,尾端不能卷曲。
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短吻海龙 Syngnathus abaster Swain, 1884尖海龙 Syngnathus acus邻海龙 Syngnathus affinis管海龙 Syngnathus auliscus加州海龙 Syngnathus californiensisSiphostoma capensis Rafinesque, 1810加勒比海龙 Syngnathus caribbaeus棱海龙 Syngnathus carinatusSiphostoma caroliniana Rafinesque, 1810Syngnathus chihiroe Matsunuma, 2017[2]Syngnathus dawsoni褐色海龙 Syngnathus euchrous小海龙 Syngnathus exilisSiphostoma fasciata Rafinesque, 1810佛罗里达海龙 Syngnathus floridaeSyngnathus folletti棕海龙 Syngnathus fuscus岛栖海龙 Syngnathus insulae细吻海龙 Syngnathus leptorhynchus路伊斯安那海龙 Syngnathus louisianae大臂海龙 Syngnathus macrobrachium大眼海龙 Syngnathus macrophthalmusSyngnathus makaxi漂海龙 Syngnathus pelagicus焰海龙 Syngnathus phlegon鼻海龙 Syngnathus rostellatus约旦海龙 Syngnathus safina薛氏海龙 Syngnathus schlegeli :又称舒氏海龙。施氏海龙 Syngnathus schmidti海湾海龙 Syngnathus scovelli斯氏海龙 Syngnathus springeri纹背海龙 Syngnathus taenionotus狭吻海龙 Syngnathus tenuirostris宽吻海龙 Syngnathus typhle杂色海龙 Syngnathus variegatus瓦氏海龙 Syngnathus watermeyeri