Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family)
      └Syngnathinae (Subfamily)
       └Trachyrhamphus (Genus)

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Pipefishes

Short-Tailed Pipefish

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse

Pipehorse

Brown-Banded Pipefish

Network Pipefish

Shortfin Pipefish

Ringed Pipefish

Naia Pipefish

Orange-Banded Pipefish

Winged Pipefish

Thread Pipefish

Shortnose Pipefish

Harlequin Pipefish

Micrognathus sp.

Mushroom Coral Pipefish

Double-Ended Pipefish



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