Marine

Banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

The banded pipefish has a straight, elongated body. Fleshy veins extend from the head. These are …

Big-belly seahorse

Hippocampus abdominalis

The big-belly seahorse has a forward-inclined head with a long snout, a swollen but narrow belly, …

Black-striped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster

The black-striped pipefish possesses a highly elongated, slender body. Its elongated, pipette-like snout is slightly flattened …

Broad-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …

Broadnosed Pipefish

Syngnathus typhle

It is a slender, elongated fish with a hexagonal cross section, which distinguishes it from its …

Chinese trumpetfish

Aulostomus chinensis

Have a long body. Tubular, prominent snout with a mouth that can open to the diameter …

Common seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Body rather large, elongated, without spines, all convexities rounded. The head is relatively large in proportion …

Dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …

Delicate dragonet

Callionymus delicatulus

Callionymus: Greek, kallion, comparative of kallos = beautiful + Greek, onyma = name; with a better …

Denise's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus denise

Denise's pygmy seahorse has a short snout, a slender body and a stout tail. Its body …

Dwarf seahorse

There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …

Flat-faced seahorse

Hippocampus trimaculatus

The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …

Leafy seadragon

Phycodurus eques

Representatives of this species of fish are characterized by the fact that their entire body and …

Little dragonfish

Eurypegasus draconis

The Latin word “draco” means a fabulous lizard-like animal. These fish have 19-22 vertebrae. Pelvic pelvic …

Long-tailed ghost pipefish

Solenostomus armatus

Solenostomus: Greek, solen = tube + Greek, stoma = mouth. The species name comes from the …

Longspine snipefish

Macroramphosus scolopax

The longspine snipefish is distinguished by a head extended into a long tube, bony stripes along …

Longtail seamoth

Pegasus volitans

The body of the longtail seamoth is strongly depressed, its depth being 13–14 times in standard …

Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

Has a similar body shape to the goby, and this is the only similarity between the …

Messmate pipefish

Corythoichthys haematopterus

Messmate pipefish have a relatively short snout and usually many wrinkles on their cheeks.

Network pipefish

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

This species is very similar to Corythoichthys conspicillatus.

Obtuse barracuda

Sphyraena obtusata

The body of the obtuse barracuda is elongated and subcylindrical, with small cycloid scales. The head …

Ornate ghost pipefish

Solenostomus paradoxus

Vertebrae: 32-33. Post pelagic fishes are almost completely transparent and thinner compared to those formed in …

Pontoh's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus pontohi

The fish has a small and slender body with a tenacious tail. The head is relatively …

Razorfish

Aeoliscus strigatus

Body very strongly compressed laterally, with sharp ventral edge; dorsal profile of body straight; almost completely …