Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Short-Tailed Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
Short-Tailed Pipefish
Also known as: Double-Ended Pipefish, Bentstick 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) 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)
       └Trachyrhamphus (Genus) Pipefishes
        └T. bicoarctatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218045🔗
iNaturalist ID: 272548🔗

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