Ringed Pipefish

Fish > Pipefish & Seahorses

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ringed PipefishScientific Name: Dunckerocampus dactyliophorusCategory: FishSubcategory: Pipefish & SeahorsesSize: Total length: 5.5–7.5 in (14–19 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (5–15 g)Lifespan: 3–5 years in the wildDiet: Carnivore / Micro-predator...

Deocata Pipefish

Fish > Syngnathiformes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Deocata PipefishScientific Name: Microphis deocataCategory: FishSubcategory: SyngnathiformesSize: Total length: 5.5–7.5 in (14.0–19.0 cm); Body width: 0.2–0.3 in (5–8 mm)Weight: 0.15–0.35 oz (4–10 g); slender, armored freshwater...

Wide-bodied Pipefish

Fish > Pipefishes & Syngnathidae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Wide-bodied PipefishScientific Name: Stigmatopora nigraCategory: FishSubcategory: Pipefishes & SyngnathidaeSize: Length: 4.5–6.3 in (11–16 cm); slender thread-like bodyWeight: 0.05–0.15 oz (1.5–4.5 g)Lifespan: 1–2 years in the wildDiet:...

Long-snouted Seahorse

Fish > Syngnathidae & Pipefishes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Long-snouted SeahorseScientific Name: Hippocampus guttulatusCategory: FishSubcategory: Syngnathidae & PipefishesSize: Total length: 5.5–8.5 in (14–22 cm); Record specimens reach 9.8 in (25 cm)Weight: 0.8–2.2 oz (22–65 g)Lifespan: 3–5 years...

Ribboned Seadragon

Fish > Syngnathidae & Pipefishes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ribboned SeadragonScientific Name: Haliichthys taeniophorusCategory: FishSubcategory: Syngnathidae & PipefishesSize: Total length: 10–12 in (25–30 cm); Slender, elongated pipefish-like seadragonWeight: 1.5–3.5 oz (40–100 g); Armored bony...