Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Halicampus (Genus)
         └H. macrorhynchus (Species)

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Double-Ended Pipefish

Short-Tailed Pipefish

Ringed Pipefish

Naia Pipefish

Orange-Banded Pipefish

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Brown-Banded Pipefish

Network Pipefish



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