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

Seahorses & Pipefishes
Pipefishes

Winged Pipefish

Thread Pipefish

Shortnose Pipefish

Micrognathus sp.

Mushroom Coral Pipefish

Double-Ended Pipefish

Short-Tailed Pipefish

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse

Brown-Banded Pipefish

Network Pipefish

Ringed Pipefish

Naia Pipefish

Orange-Banded Pipefish



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