Syngnathus californiensis Storer, 1845 .

Kelp Pipefish. To 53.3 cm (21 in) TL (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California). Bodega Bay, northern California (Fritzsche 1980) to Bahía Santa Maria, southern Baja California (Miller and Lea 1972). Depth: surface (M.L., pers. obs.), intertidal to 15 m (48 ft) (min.: Allen 1999; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).