Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Halicampus

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12 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Halicampus boothae
[Booth's pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Steene, R.

Halicampus brocki
[Brock's pipefish]

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Halicampus dunckeri
[Duncker's pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Halicampus edmondsoni
[Edmondson's pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Halicampus grayi
[Gray's pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Greenfield, J.

Halicampus macrorhynchus
[Ornate pipefish]

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Max. Length 7 cm SL

Halicampus marquesensis
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Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.

Halicampus mataafae
[Samoan pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.

Halicampus nitidus
[Glittering pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Suzuki, T.

Halicampus punctatus
[Starry pipefish]

Photo by Photo by Henke, M.

Halicampus spinirostris
[Spinysnout pipefish]

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Max. Length 10 cm TL

Halicampus zavorensis
[Zavora pipefish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Halicampus boothae	Booth's pipefish	Western Indian Ocean	17.5 SL	1964
Halicampus brocki	Brock's pipefish	Western Pacific	12 TL	1953
Halicampus dunckeri	Duncker's pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	15 TL	1929
Halicampus edmondsoni	Edmondson's pipefish	Eastern Central Pacific	9.4 SL	1928
Halicampus grayi	Gray's pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	20 SL	1856
Halicampus macrorhynchus	Ornate pipefish	Indo-West Pacific	18 TL	1915
Halicampus marquesensis		Eastern Central Pacific	7 SL	1984
Halicampus mataafae	Samoan pipefish	Indo-Pacific	14 TL	1906
Halicampus nitidus	Glittering pipefish	Western Pacific	7.3 SL	1873
Halicampus punctatus	Starry pipefish	Northwest Pacific	17 TL	1952
Halicampus spinirostris	Spinysnout pipefish	Indo-Pacific	12 TL	1981
Halicampus zavorensis	Zavora pipefish	Western Indian Ocean	10 TL	1984

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: SyngnathiformesFamily: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorsesSubfamily: SyngnathinaeGenus: Halicampus(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Halicampus

(See list of species below)