Animalia > Chordata > Syngnathiformes > Syngnathidae > Syngnathoides > Syngnathoides biaculeatus

Syngnathoides biaculeatus (horned pipefish; Two-barbel pipe fish; Spiraltail pipefish; Double-ended pipehorse; Double-ended Pipefish; Double-end pipehorse; Alligator pipefish; twobarbel pipefish; Painted flute mouth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The alligator pipefish or double-ended pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae and is the only species in the monotypic genus Syngnathoides. It is found in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, its range extending from East Africa to northern Australia. This fish lives in habitats of seagrass and seaweed, and hides by positioning itself vertically with its head down amidst the similar-coloured fronds of vegetation. The elongated, well-camouflaged body can reach 29 cm (11 in) in length. It feeds by sucking up its prey.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0