Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Winged Pipefish
Halicampus macrorhynchus
Winged Pipefish
Also known as: Ornate Pipefish
Category: Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Halicampus macrorhynchus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family) Seahorses and Pipefishes
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Halicampus (Genus) Pipefishes
        └H. macrorhynchus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218011🔗
iNaturalist ID: 197034🔗

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