Slender Pipefish
| Scientific Name: | Trachyrhamphus longirostris |
| Species: | Pipefishes (Syngnathidae) |
| Other names: |
Longnose Pipefish, Longnosed Pipefish, Longsnout Pipefish, Longsnouted Pipefish, Straight Stick Pipefish. |
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Slender PipefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2006
Photographed at: Lembeth Resort - Indonesia
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Slender PipefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Slender PipefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Slender PipefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
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Slender PipefishUploaded by: @blogie in October 2011
Photographed at: Dayang Beach Dive Site, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal - Philippines
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Slender PipefishUploaded by: @perigor2000 in December 2011
Photographed at: Bunaken - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Longnose Pipefish, Longnosed Pipefish, Longsnout Pipefish, Longsnouted Pipefish and Straight Stick Pipefish.
Found singly in sand and muddy estuaries.
They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which they suck whole into their mouths.
Length - 40cm
Depth - 3-50m
Widespread Western Indo-Pacific
Pipefish are like seahorses in that the male gives birth!
The female deposits their eggs after fertilization into the males pouch to incubate the eggs for one month before giving birth.
Fishy Stats
Length: 40cm
Depth: 3-50m
Found: Western Indo-Pacific
Eats: Invertebrates
Family: Pipefishes
Species: Syngnathidae
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