Ornate Pipefish

Found singly or in pairs, over algae, coral rubble, and in seagrass beds, of reef flats.
They feed by sucking tiny invertebrates into their mouths.
Juveniles found in seagrass beds.

Pipefish are like seahorses in that the male gives birth!
The female deposits their eggs after fertilisation into the males pouch located under their tail to incubate the eggs for one month before giving birth.