Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Short-Tailed Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
Short-Tailed Pipefish
Also known as: Double-Ended Pipefish
Category: Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Syngnathiformes (Order)
      └Syngnathidae (Family)
       └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
        └Trachyrhamphus (Genus)
         └T. bicoarctatus (Species)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Pipefishes

Short-Tailed Pipefish

Ringed Pipefish

Naia Pipefish

Orange-Banded Pipefish

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse

Brown-Banded Pipefish

Network Pipefish

Winged Pipefish

Thread Pipefish

Shortnose Pipefish

Micrognathus sp.

Mushroom Coral Pipefish

Double-Ended Pipefish



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