Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Halicampus

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Halicampus boothae
[Booth's pipefish]

Photo by Steene, R.

Halicampus brocki
[Brock's pipefish]

Photo by Brett, O.J. / www.tropicalfavourites.com

Halicampus dunckeri
[Duncker's pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Halicampus edmondsoni
[Edmondson's pipefish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Halicampus grayi
[Gray's pipefish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Halicampus macrorhynchus
[Ornate pipefish]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL

Halicampus marquesensis
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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Halicampus mataafae
[Samoan pipefish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Halicampus nitidus
[Glittering pipefish]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Halicampus punctatus
[Starry pipefish]

Photo by Henke, M.

Halicampus spinirostris
[Spinysnout pipefish]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL

Halicampus zavorensis
[Zavora pipefish]

12 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Halicampus
(Pipefishes and seahorses)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1964	Halicampus boothae	Booth's pipefish	Western Indian Ocean	17.5 SL
1953	Halicampus brocki	Brock's pipefish	Western Pacific	12 TL
1929	Halicampus dunckeri	Duncker's pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	15 TL
1928	Halicampus edmondsoni	Edmondson's pipefish	Eastern Central Pacific	9.4 SL
1856	Halicampus grayi	Gray's pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	20 SL
1915	Halicampus macrorhynchus	Ornate pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	18 TL
1984	Halicampus marquesensis		Eastern Central Pacific	7 SL
1906	Halicampus mataafae	Samoan pipefish	Indo-Pacific	14 TL
1873	Halicampus nitidus	Glittering pipefish	Western Pacific	7.3 SL
1952	Halicampus punctatus	Starry pipefish	Northwest Pacific	17 TL
1981	Halicampus spinirostris	Spinysnout pipefish	Indo-Pacific	12 TL
1984	Halicampus zavorensis	Zavora pipefish	Western Indian Ocean	10 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SyngnathiformesFamily: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorsesSubfamily: SyngnathinaeGenus: Halicampus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Halicampus

(See list of species below)