Common name: Pipefishes

The Syngnathidae family encompasses a fascinating group of fish known for their elongated bodies and tubular snouts. Members of this family, including seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons, exhibit unique breeding behaviors where males carry the fertilized eggs. They thrive in a variety of marine environments and can be a captivating addition to a reef aquarium. Their diet consists mainly of small crustaceans. Special care is needed to ensure they receive adequate nutrition in captivity.

1. 
   Common name: Brown-banded pipefish

   Scientific name: Corythoichthys amplexus
2. 
   Common name: Network pipefish

   Scientific name: Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
3. 
   Common name: Reeftop pipefish

   Scientific name: Corythoichthys haematopterus
4. 
   Common name: Scribbled pipefish

   Scientific name: Corythoichthys intestinalis
5. 
   Common name: Black-breasted pipefish

   Scientific name: Corythoichthys nigripectus
6. 
   Common name: Schultz's pipefish

   Scientific name: Corythoichthys schultzi
7. 
   Common name: Bluestripe pipefish

   Scientific name: Doryrhamphus excisus
8. 
   Common name: Janss' pipefish

   Scientific name: Doryrhamphus janssi
9. Common name: Redstripe pipefish

   Scientific name: Dunckerocampus baldwini
10. 
    Common name: banded pipefish

    Scientific name: Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
11. 
    Common name: Many-banded pipefish

    Scientific name: Dunckerocampus multiannulatus
12. 
    Common name: Yellowbanded pipefish

    Scientific name: Dunckerocampus pessuliferus
13. Common name: Booth's pipefish

    Scientific name: Halicampus boothae
14. 
    Common name: Ornate pipefish

    Scientific name: Halicampus macrorhynchus
15. Common name: Glittering pipefish

    Scientific name: Halicampus nitidus
16. Common name: Ward's pipefish

    Scientific name: Hippichthys cyanospilos
17. Common name: Beady pipefish

    Scientific name: Hippichthys penicillus
18. 
    Common name: Blue spotted pipefish

    Scientific name: Hippichthys spicifer
19. 
    Common name: Pot-bellied seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus abdominalis
20. Common name: west african seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus algiricus
21. Common name: Western spiny seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus angustus
22. 
    Common name: Barbour's seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus barbouri
23. 
    Common name: Pygmy seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus bargibanti
24. 
    Common name: spotted seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus borboniensis
25. 
    Common name: Short-head seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus breviceps
26. 
    Common name: giraffe seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus camelopardalis
27. 
    Common name: Cape seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus capensis
28. 
    Common name: spotted seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus comes
29. 
    Common name: horned seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus coronatus
30. 
    Common name: Denise's pygmy seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus denise
31. 
    Common name: lined seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus erectus
32. 
    Common name: spotted seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus fisheri
33. 
    Common name: Sea pony

    Scientific name: Hippocampus fuscus
34. 
    Common name: Maned seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus guttulatus
35. 
    Common name: Short snouted seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus hippocampus
36. 
    Common name: Thorny seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus histrix
37. 
    Common name: Pacific seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus ingens
38. 
    Common name: Jayakar's seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus jayakari
39. 
    Common name: Great seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus kelloggi
40. 
    Common name: Sea horse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus kuda
41. Common name: Lichtenstein's Seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus lichtensteinii
42. 
    Common name: Bullneck seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus minotaur
43. 
    Common name: Japanese seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus mohnikei
44. 
    Common name: Slender seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus reidi
45. 
    Common name: crowned seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus sindonis
46. 
    Common name: Hedgehog seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus spinosissimus
47. 
    Common name: West Australian seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus subelongatus
48. 
    Common name: Flat-faced seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus trimaculatus
49. 
    Common name: White's seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus whitei
50. 
    Common name: Zebra seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus zebra
51. 
    Common name: little seahorse

    Scientific name: Hippocampus zosterae
52. 
    Common name: leafy sea dragon

    Scientific name: Phycodurus eques
53. 
    Common name: Weedy seadragon

    Scientific name: Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
54. 
    Common name: Mushroom-coral pipefish

    Scientific name: Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
55. 
    Common name: alligator pipefish

    Scientific name: Syngnathoides biaculeatus
56. 
    Common name: bay pipefish

    Scientific name: Syngnathus leptorhynchus
57. 
    Common name: Short-tailed pipefish

    Scientific name: Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus