Syngnathidae

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Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858

Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858

Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858

Hippocampus ingens (Pacific seahorse) is a large, CITES-listed threatened seahorse native to the Eastern Pacific.

Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900

Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900

Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900

Jayakar's seahorse (Hippocampus jayakari) is a Western Indian Ocean coastal syngnathid fish that lives in shallow coastal habitats.

Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Hippocampus kelloggi, the great seahorse, is a vulnerable Indo-Pacific seahorse fished for medicine, aquariums, and souvenirs.

Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008

Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008

Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008

Hippocampus pontohi, the weedy pygmy seahorse, is a tiny seahorse found on Indo-Pacific reef walls between 11 and 25 meters depth.

Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933

Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933

Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933

Hippocampus reidi, the slender seahorse, is a marine fish at risk of endangerment from overharvesting for trade and medicine.

Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913

Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913

Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913

Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 is an ovoviviparous seahorse that lives in reef-associated soft-bottom habitats to 70m depth.

Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873

Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873

Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873

This is a summary of the endemic Australian fish species Hippocampus subelongatus, covering its habitat and mating habits.

Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814

Hippocampus trimaculatus is a vulnerable seahorse found in Asian and Australian shallow seas, impacted by overharvest and trade.

Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855

Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855

Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855

Hippocampus whitei is a small pipefish species with specific habitat preferences, ovoviviparous reproduction and seasonal monogamy.

Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Hippocampus zosterae, the dwarf seahorse, is a small western Atlantic seahorse with male brooding and seasonal monogamy.

Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949

Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949

Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949

Acentronura breviperula is a small pygmy pipehorse species in the Syngnathidae family found across the Indo-Pacific.

Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975

Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975

Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975

Corythoichthys amplexus, the brown-banded pipefish, is a widespread Indo-West Pacific marine pipefish in the Syngnathidae family.

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838)

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838)

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838)

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus is a striped reef pipefish species found across tropical Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.

Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)

Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)

Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)

Corythoichthys haematopterus (messmate pipefish) is a strictly monogamous pipefish native to the Indo-Pacific with male brooding.

Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys ocellatus is a small western Pacific marine pipefish where males carry eggs under the tail.

Corythoichthys schultzi Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys schultzi Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys schultzi Herald, 1953

Corythoichthys schultzi, or Schultz's pipefish, is an ovoviviparous Indo-Pacific coral reef pipefish with cryptic coloration.

Corythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881)

Corythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881)

Corythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881)

Corythoichthys intestinalis, the scribbled pipefish, is a small Indo-Pacific marine syngnathid fish reaching 16 cm in maximum length.

Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868)

Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868)

Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868)

Cosmocampus elucens, shortfin/Poey's pipefish, is a western Atlantic ovoviviparous marine pipefish species.

Festucalex cinctus (Ramsay, 1882)

Festucalex cinctus (Ramsay, 1882)

Festucalex cinctus (Ramsay, 1882)

Festucalex cinctus, the girdled pipefish, is an endemic Australian marine pipefish found off eastern Queensland and New South Wales.

Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879)

Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879)

Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879)

The tiger pipefish (Filicampus tigris) is the only member of its genus, a marine pipefish native to Australian waters.

Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915

Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915

Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915

Halicampus macrorhynchus, the ornate pipefish, is a small camouflaged pipefish found in Indo-West Pacific shallow coastal waters.

Histiogamphelus briggsii McCulloch, 1914

Histiogamphelus briggsii McCulloch, 1914

Histiogamphelus briggsii McCulloch, 1914

Histiogamphelus briggsii is an ovoviviparous marine pipefish species found in shallow coastal Australian waters.

Histiogamphelus cristatus (Macleay, 1881)

Histiogamphelus cristatus (Macleay, 1881)

Histiogamphelus cristatus (Macleay, 1881)

Histiogamphelus cristatus, or Macleay's crested pipefish, is a Sygnathidae marine fish from south and southwestern Australia.

Kyonemichthys rumengani Gomon, 2007

Kyonemichthys rumengani Gomon, 2007

Kyonemichthys rumengani Gomon, 2007

Kyonemichthys rumengani, the thread pipefish, is the only member of its genus of pipefish widespread across the Indo-Pacific.

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