Barbed Pipefish
Urocampus nanus
- Group: Seahorse
- Max size: 13.4 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A tiny pipefish of sheltered inshore and estuarine eelgrass beds, slender enough to pass for a strand of weed. The male carries the developing eggs in a brood pouch beneath his tail, and so little is recorded of it that it counts as data deficient.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Syngnathiformes › Syngnathidae › Urocampus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 283091.
FAQ
- Is the Barbed Pipefish dangerous to divers?
- The Barbed Pipefish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Barbed Pipefish get?
- The Barbed Pipefish grows to about 13.4 cm.