Syngnathidae
Giant Seahorse
Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858
Hippocampus ingens (Pacific seahorse) is a large, CITES-listed threatened seahorse native to the Eastern Pacific.
Jayakar's Seahorse
Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900
Jayakar's seahorse (Hippocampus jayakari) is a Western Indian Ocean coastal syngnathid fish that lives in shallow coastal habitats.
Great Seahorse
Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Hippocampus kelloggi, the great seahorse, is a vulnerable Indo-Pacific seahorse fished for medicine, aquariums, and souvenirs.
Weedy Pygmy Seahorse
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.
Longsnout Seahorse
Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933
Hippocampus reidi, the slender seahorse, is a marine fish at risk of endangerment from overharvesting for trade and medicine.
Queensland Seahorse
Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913
Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 is an ovoviviparous seahorse that lives in reef-associated soft-bottom habitats to 70m depth.
West Australian Seahorse
Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873
This is a summary of the endemic Australian fish species Hippocampus subelongatus, covering its habitat and mating habits.
Three-spot Seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814
Hippocampus trimaculatus is a vulnerable seahorse found in Asian and Australian shallow seas, impacted by overharvest and trade.
White's Seahorse
Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855
Hippocampus whitei is a small pipefish species with specific habitat preferences, ovoviviparous reproduction and seasonal monogamy.
Dwarf Seahorse
Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Hippocampus zosterae, the dwarf seahorse, is a small western Atlantic seahorse with male brooding and seasonal monogamy.
Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse
Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949
Acentronura breviperula is a small pygmy pipehorse species in the Syngnathidae family found across the Indo-Pacific.
Redbanded Pipefish
Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975
Corythoichthys amplexus, the brown-banded pipefish, is a widespread Indo-West Pacific marine pipefish in the Syngnathidae family.
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838)
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus is a striped reef pipefish species found across tropical Indo-Pacific coral reef habitats.
Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
Corythoichthys haematopterus (messmate pipefish) is a strictly monogamous pipefish native to the Indo-Pacific with male brooding.
Orange-spotted Pipefish
Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953
Corythoichthys ocellatus is a small western Pacific marine pipefish where males carry eggs under the tail.
Schultz's Pipefish
Corythoichthys schultzi Herald, 1953
Corythoichthys schultzi, or Schultz's pipefish, is an ovoviviparous Indo-Pacific coral reef pipefish with cryptic coloration.
Messmate Pipefish
Corythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881)
Corythoichthys intestinalis, the scribbled pipefish, is a small Indo-Pacific marine syngnathid fish reaching 16 cm in maximum length.
Shortfin Pipefish
Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868)
Cosmocampus elucens, shortfin/Poey's pipefish, is a western Atlantic ovoviviparous marine pipefish species.
Girdled Pipefish
Festucalex cinctus (Ramsay, 1882)
Festucalex cinctus, the girdled pipefish, is an endemic Australian marine pipefish found off eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
Tiger Pipefish
Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879)
The tiger pipefish (Filicampus tigris) is the only member of its genus, a marine pipefish native to Australian waters.
Winged pipefish
Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915
Halicampus macrorhynchus, the ornate pipefish, is a small camouflaged pipefish found in Indo-West Pacific shallow coastal waters.
Crested Pipefish
Histiogamphelus briggsii McCulloch, 1914
Histiogamphelus briggsii is an ovoviviparous marine pipefish species found in shallow coastal Australian waters.
Rhino Pipefish
Histiogamphelus cristatus (Macleay, 1881)
Histiogamphelus cristatus, or Macleay's crested pipefish, is a Sygnathidae marine fish from south and southwestern Australia.
Thread Pipefish
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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