Pipefish Gallery

Three types of Pipefish and a Seahorse

Three types of Pipefish and a Short-Nosed Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus). The Pipefish are: Snake Pipefish (Syngnathus ophidion or Entelurus aequoreus), Worm Pipefish (Syngnathus lumbriciformis or Nerophis lumbriciformis) and Straight-Nosed Pipefish (Syngnathus ophidion or Nerophis ophidion). Date: 1865

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Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus)

Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus), largest of the ghost pipefishes, growing to a maximum of 15 cm. Anilao, Manila, Philippines

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Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), about a metre long. It is in the same family as pipefishes and seahorses, a solitary nocturnal predator feeding on squid, crustaceans and small fishes. Japan

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