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Basking Sharks, Beluga Whales, Leopard Seals.

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Pipefish

Get closer to marine life of a pipefish. Here you can find such pipefish like Halimeda, Robust, Roughsnout, Velvet, Ornate ghost pipefish. Also look at Network, Barred, Yellowspotted, Brown-banded, Schultz’s, Bluestripe, Honshu, Winged, Samoan, Shortnose, Foxy pipefish!

Pipefishes: Winged, Samoan, Shortnose, Foxy, Estuary,

WINGED PIPEFISH

Winged Pipefish

SIZE: to 16 cm

ID: Variably colored, but commonly shades of red, yellow, green or brown: 8-10 pairs of skin flaps on back may resemble small "wings:" long snout. Solitary or in pairs, sand and weed bottoms of coastal and lagoon reefs in 4 -25 m. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and E. Africa to Hawaii and Panama.

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Pipe fish: Schultz’s, Bluestripe, Honshu, Cleaner...

BlaCK-BREASTED PIPEFISH

Black-Breasted Pipe fish

SIZE: to 11 cm

ID: Pale gray undercolor: 4-5 wide lavender to orange body bars before dorsal fin. orange gill cover, black mark on breast. Solitary or in pair. Among coral and algal patches primarily in clear water outer reefs in 5-30 m. Pacific: Caroline. Marshall and Mariana Is. in Micronesia to Fiji and Society Is. in French Polynesia.

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Pipefish: Network, Barred, Yellowspotted, Brown-Banded...

BROWN-BANDED PIPEFISH

Brown-Banded Pipefish

SIZE: to 9.5 cm

ID: Whitish to pale gray; broad reddish brown bars with tiny white spots encircle body. Solitary or form loose groups. Lagoon and seaward reefs in 3-20 m. Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles to Samoa. - Philippines to N. Australia.

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Ghost Pipefish: Halimeda, Robust, Roughsnout , Velvet

HALIMEDA GHOST PIPEFISHHalimeda Ghost Pipefish

SIZE: to 7 cm

ID: Female.  Green to whitish gray; fin lobes rounded resembling the leaf-like segments of Halimeda algae where they shelter. Solitary or in pairs. Sheltered coastal and lagoon reefs in 3-23 m. Indo - West Pacific: Maldives, Rowley Shoals off N. W. Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Is. in Micronesia and Fiji.

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish

ORNATE GHOST PIPEFISH

Ornate Ghost Pipefish

SIZE: to 11 cm. ID: Male -Short skin filaments on snout and body and fins with jagged edges giving "spiky appearance." Solitary, small groups or more commonly in male/female pairs; usually remain in restricted home range. Coastal, lagoon and outer reefs in 4 -35 m. Indo-West Pacific: E-. Africa to Indonesia, Philippines. Marshall Is. in Micronesia, Solomon Is., E. Australia and Fiji.

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