Syngnathidae
Spotted Pipefish
Stigmatopora argus (Richardson, 1840)
Stigmatopora argus, the spotted pipefish, is an endemic Australian syngnathid fish that feeds on small crustaceans.
Widebody Pipefish
Stigmatopora nigra Kaup, 1856
Stigmatopora nigra, the wide-bodied pipefish, is an ovoviviparous marine syngnathid fish found around Australia and New Zealand.
Gulf Pipefish
Stigmatopora narinosa Browne & Smith, 2007
Stigmatopora narinosa, the Southern Gulf pipefish, is a South Australian marine syngnathid fish that reproduces via male egg brooding.
Red Wide-bodied Pipefish
Stigmatopora harastii Short & Trevor-Jones, 2020
Stigmatopora harastii is a species of pipefish described in 2020, found in central New South Wales, Australia.
Ringback Pipefish
Stipecampus cristatus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
The ring-backed pipefish (Stipecampus cristatus) is the only member of its genus, found off southern Australia.
Bentstick Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857)
Double-ended pipefish (Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus) is an Indo-Pacific marine syngnathid fish where males brood eggs to give live birth.
Bluestripe Pipefish
Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856
Doryrhamphus excisus is a small pipefish species with distinct coloration, found across the Indo-Pacific in reef crevices and tidepools.
Banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853)
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus, the banded pipefish, is an Indo-Pacific pipefish with male brooding and camouflaging head growths.
Yellowbanded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler, 1938
Dunckerocampus pessuliferus, the yellowbanded pipefish, is a Coral Triangle marine pipefish that acts as an active cleaner fish.
Snake Pipefish
Entelurus aequoreus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Entelurus aequoreus, the snake pipefish, is a long slender northeastern Atlantic pipefish species with distinctive physical and reproductive traits.
Brushtail Pipefish
Leptoichthys fistularius Kaup, 1853
Leptoichthys fistularius, the brush-tailed pipefish, is the largest known pipefish species found off southern Australia.
Straightnose Pipefish
Nerophis ophidion (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nerophis ophidion, the straightnose pipefish, is a small seahorse relative found in European coastal waters.
Worm Pipefish
Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835)
Nerophis lumbriciformis, the worm pipefish, is a small northeastern Atlantic pipefish species with reversed sex-role reproduction.
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