Seahorses and Pipefish
47 entries in the Seahorses and Pipefish compendium.
SyngnathidaeA fish family known for male pregnancy and fused jaws.Alligator pipefishA camouflaged pipefish that anchors with its prehensile tail.AustralyichthysA seahorse-like pipefish genus, known from only eight specimens, never observed alive.Corythoichthys flavofasciatusA tropical pipefish with yellow and brown stripes.Cylix (fish)First new syngnathid in New Zealand in a century, named with Māori collaboration.Cylix tupareomanaiaFirst new syngnathid in New Zealand in a century, named with Māori iwi.EntelurusLargest European pipefish, expanded into Arctic waters in early 2000s.Flagtail pipefishColourful Indo-Pacific pipefish known for flashing patterned tails.HaliichthysA pipefish with a prehensile tail for vertical grasping.Haliichthys taeniophorusA pipefish with a prehensile tail for vertical grasping.HippocampiniA tribe of seahorses and sometimes pygmy pipehorses.HipposyngnathusExtinct pipefish that convergently evolved seahorse-like morphology.KaupusMonotypic genus of pipefish endemic to southern Australia.Kaupus costatusA monotypic pipefish endemic to southern Australia.KyonemichthysA tiny pipefish, the sole member of its genus.Kyonemichthys rumenganiA tiny pipefish, sole member of its genus, found across the Indo-Pacific.Leafy seadragonA master of camouflage, the leafy seadragon resembles floating seaweed.Notiocampus ruberA sparsely recorded pipefish endemic to southern Australian waters.PhycodurusMonotypic genus of marine fish, the leafy seadragon.PipefishStraight-bodied relatives of seahorses with male parental care.NotiocampusA monotypic pipefish genus endemic to southern Australian temperate waters.Stigmatopora harastiiA red pipefish named for David Harasti, found in central New South Wales.SyngnathoidesMonotypic genus of pipefish with a prehensile tail and camouflaged body.Urocampus nanusA pipefish with male pregnancy and a blue-spotted female.AcentronuraA genus of pygmy pipehorse lacking a tail sting.Acentronura breviperulaA small, camouflaged pipehorse with a prehensile tail and horizontal swimming.Choeroichthys latispinosusA rare pipefish known from only three localities in Western Australia.Choeroichthys sculptusA small, secretive pipefish with keeled scutella and a short snout.CorythoichthysA genus of pipefishes found on tropical reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Corythoichthys amplexusA small, monogamous pipefish with male brooding.Messmate pipefishA biofluorescent pipefish of Indo-Pacific reefs.Schultz's pipefishA cryptic pipefish of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.DoryrhamphusFlagtail pipefishes popular in the aquarium trade.Doryrhamphus excisusA cleaner pipefish with a blue stripe and fan-like tail.Doryrhamphus janssiA small, colorful cleaner pipefish of Indo-Pacific reefs.Doryrhamphus negrosensisA small pipefish with a flag-like tail, found in Western Pacific reefs.Banded pipefishA widespread Indo-Pacific pipefish with a straight, banded body.Festucalex cinctusA secretive pipefish endemic to eastern Australian coastal waters.HalicampusA pipefish genus closest to seahorses, with 12 species.Halicampus dunckeriA small, variable-colored pipefish of the Indo-West Pacific.Halicampus macrorhynchusA small, camouflaged pipefish with skin growths on back and snout.Hippichthys cyanospilosA small Indo-Pacific pipefish with a male brood pouch.MicrophisA genus of pipefishes living mainly in fresh and brackish waters.Microphis lineatusA West Atlantic pipefish with distinctive breeding colors and uncertain taxonomy.Ragged-tail pipefishA freshwater pipefish with three genetically distinct lineages.Straightnose pipefishA pipefish with worm-like appearance and male parental care.Common seadragonA slow-moving, seaweed-mimicking fish endemic to southern Australian waters.
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