Siphostoma acus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
      (a) The European great pipefish ({Siphostoma acus} or
          {Syngnathus acus}); -- called also {earl}, and
          {tanglefish}.
      (b) The garfish.
          [1913 Webster]