Syngnathidae

187 species in this family

The Syngnathidae family includes 187 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Adriatic pipefish

Syngnathus taenionotus

Syngnathidae

African freshwater pipefish

Microphis aculeatus

Syngnathidae

Alligator pipefish

Syngnathoides biaculeatus

Syngnathidae

Anderson's pipefish

Micrognathus andersonii

Syngnathidae

Ansorge's pipefish

Enneacampus ansorgii

Syngnathidae

Australian banded pipe

Corythoichthys intestinalis

Syngnathidae

Australian smooth pipefish

Lissocampus caudalis

Syngnathidae

Australian spiny pipehorse

Solegnathus spinosissimus

Syngnathidae

Banded freshwater pipefish

Hippichthys spicifer

Syngnathidae

Banded pipefish

Micrognathus crinitus

Syngnathidae

Banded pipefish

Choeroichthys cinctus

Syngnathidae

Banded pipefish

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Syngnathidae

Banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Syngnathidae

Banner's pipefish

Cosmocampus banneri

Syngnathidae

Barbed pipefish

Bhanotia fasciolata

Syngnathidae

Barcheek pipefish

Syngnathus exilis

Syngnathidae

Bargibant's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus bargibanti

Syngnathidae

Barhead pipefish

Microphis leiaspis

Syngnathidae

Barred pipefish

Syngnathus auliscus

Syngnathidae

Bay pipefish

Syngnathus leptorhynchus

Syngnathidae

Bay pipefish

Syngnathus macrobrachium

Syngnathidae

Beady pipefish

Hippichthys penicillus

Syngnathidae

Belly pipefish

Hippichthys heptagonus

Syngnathidae

Bentstick pipefish

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Syngnathidae

Big-bellied seahorse

Hippocampus abdominalis

Syngnathidae

Bighead seahorse

Hippocampus grandiceps

Syngnathidae

Black pipefish

Stigmatopora nigra

Syngnathidae

Black rock pipefish

Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus

Syngnathidae

Black rock pipefish

Phoxocampus belcheri

Syngnathidae

Black-sided pipefish

Doryrhamphus excisus

Syngnathidae

Black-striped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster

Syngnathidae

Blackbreasted pipefish

Corythoichthys nigripectus

Syngnathidae

Bloodspot pipefish

Microphis cruentus

Syngnathidae

Bloodspot pipefish

Corythoichthys haematopterus

Syngnathidae

Blue spotted pipefish

Hippichthys cyanospilos

Syngnathidae

Booth's pipefish

Halicampus boothae

Syngnathidae

Braun's pughead pipefish

Bulbonaricus brauni

Syngnathidae

Broad-banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

Syngnathidae

Broadnosed pipefish

Syngnathus typhle

Syngnathidae

Brock's pipefish

Halicampus brocki

Syngnathidae

Brown pipefish

Halicampus mataafae

Syngnathidae

Brown-banded pipefish

Corythoichthys amplexus

Syngnathidae

Bruce's coral pipefish

Bulbonaricus brucei

Syngnathidae

Brushtail pipefish

Leptoichthys fistularius

Syngnathidae

Bull pipefish

Syngnathus springeri

Syngnathidae

Caribbean Pipefish

Syngnathus caribbaeus

Syngnathidae

Chain pipefish

Syngnathus louisianae

Syngnathidae

Chapman's pipefish

Dunckerocampus chapmani

Syngnathidae

Cleaner pipefish

Doryrhamphus janssi

Syngnathidae

Coleman's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus colemani

Syngnathidae

Common pipefish

Syngnathus acus

Syngnathidae

Common sea-horse

Hippocampus whitei

Syngnathidae

Common seadragon

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Syngnathidae

Common seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Syngnathidae

Contiguous freshwater pipefish

Doryichthys contiguus

Syngnathidae

Crested pipefish

Cosmocampus brachycephalus

Syngnathidae

Crocodile-tooth pipefish

Microphis cuncalus

Syngnathidae

Crowned seahorse

Hippocampus coronatus

Syngnathidae

Davao pughead pipefish

Bulbonaricus davaoensis

Syngnathidae

Deep-bodied pipefish

Kaupus costatus

Syngnathidae

Deep-bodied pipefish

Leptonotus blainvilleanus

Syngnathidae

Deepwater pipefish

Cosmocampus profundus

Syngnathidae

Denise's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus denise

Syngnathidae

Duncker's pipefish

Halicampus dunckeri

Syngnathidae

Duncker's pipefish

Bryx dunckeri

Syngnathidae

Duncker's pipehorse

Solegnathus dunckeri

Syngnathidae

Dusky pipefish

Syngnathus floridae

Syngnathidae

Dwarf pipehorse

Acentronura tentaculata

Syngnathidae

Dwarf seahorse

Hippocampus zosterae

Syngnathidae

Eastern spiny seahorse

Hippocampus hendriki

Syngnathidae

Edmondson's pipefish

Halicampus edmondsoni

Syngnathidae

Elegant pipefish

Nannocampus elegans

Syngnathidae

Fewray pipefish

Bhanotia pauciradiata

Syngnathidae

Flagtail pipefish

Doryrhamphus negrosensis

Syngnathidae

Flat-nosed pipefish

Microphis argulus

Syngnathidae

Freshwater pipefish

Ichthyocampus carce

Syngnathidae

Freshwater Pipefish

Pseudophallus mindii

Syngnathidae

Fringed pipefish

Anarchopterus criniger

Syngnathidae

Gale's pipefish

Campichthys galei

Syngnathidae

Giant Seahorse

Hippocampus ingens

Syngnathidae

Girdled pipefish

Festucalex cinctus

Syngnathidae

Glittering pipefish

Halicampus nitidus

Syngnathidae

Gray's pipefish

Halicampus grayi

Syngnathidae

Guilded pipefish

Corythoichthys schultzi

Syngnathidae

Gulf pipefish

Stigmatopora argus

Syngnathidae

Gulf pipefish

Syngnathus scovelli

Syngnathidae

Hairy pipefish

Urocampus carinirostris

Syngnathidae

Hairy pipefish

Urocampus nanus

Syngnathidae

Halfbanded pipefish

Mitotichthys semistriatus

Syngnathidae

Halfspined seahorse

Hippocampus semispinosus

Syngnathidae

Hardwick's pipehorse

Solegnathus hardwickii

Syngnathidae

Hedgehog seahorse

Hippocampus spinosissimus

Syngnathidae

Helen's pygmy pipehorse

Idiotropiscis larsonae

Syngnathidae

Herre's pipefish

Siokunichthys herrei

Syngnathidae

Highcrown seahorse

Hippocampus procerus

Syngnathidae

Honshu pipefish

Doryrhamphus japonicus

Syngnathidae

Insular pipefish

Anarchopterus tectus

Syngnathidae

Investigator pipefish

Cosmocampus investigatoris

Syngnathidae

Japanese seahorse

Hippocampus mohnikei

Syngnathidae

Javelin pipefish

Lissocampus runa

Syngnathidae

Kaup's pipefish

Enneacampus kaupi

Syngnathidae

Keeled pipefish

Syngnathus carinatus

Syngnathidae

Kelp pipefish

Syngnathus californiensis

Syngnathidae

Knifesnout pipefish

Hypselognathus rostratus

Syngnathidae

Knysna seahorse

Hippocampus capensis

Syngnathidae

Ladder pipefish

Festucalex scalaris

Syngnathidae

Leafy seadragon

Phycodurus eques

Syngnathidae

Lesser pipefish

Syngnathus rostellatus

Syngnathidae

Lined seahorse

Hippocampus erectus

Syngnathidae

Long-head pipefish

Trachyrhamphus longirostris

Syngnathidae

Long-snouted pipefish

Stigmatopora macropterygia

Syngnathidae

Long-snouted pipefish

Doryichthys boaja

Syngnathidae

Long-snouted seahorse

Hippocampus guttulatus

Syngnathidae

Longnose seahorse

Hippocampus trimaculatus

Syngnathidae

Longsnout pipefish

Vanacampus poecilolaemus

Syngnathidae

Longsnout pipefish

Leptonotus norae

Syngnathidae

Longsnout seahorse

Hippocampus reidi

Syngnathidae

Longspine seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

Syngnathidae

Lord Howe pipefish

Cosmocampus howensis

Syngnathidae

Manado pipefish

Microphis manadensis

Syngnathidae

Many-banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus multiannulatus

Syngnathidae

Manyspine seahorse

Hippocampus multispinus

Syngnathidae

Manyspotted pipefish

Corythoichthys polynotatus

Syngnathidae

Medium-snouted pipefish

Vanacampus phillipi

Syngnathidae

Mother-of-pearl pipefish

Vanacampus margaritifer

Syngnathidae

Myers' dwarf clingfish

Minyichthys myersi

Syngnathidae

Northern pipefish

Syngnathus fuscus

Syngnathidae

Obscure pipefish

Phoxocampus diacanthus

Syngnathidae

Ocellated pipefish

Corythoichthys ocellatus

Syngnathidae

Ocellated pipefish

Microphis ocellatus

Syngnathidae

Offshore pipefish

Bryx veleronis

Syngnathidae

Offshore pipefish

Micrognathus natans

Syngnathidae

Opossum pipefish

Microphis lineatus

Syngnathidae

Opossum Pipefish

Microphis brachyurus

Syngnathidae

Pacific freshwater pipefish

Pseudophallus elcapitanensis

Syngnathidae

Pacific pipefish

Syngnathus schlegeli

Syngnathidae

Pacific short-bodied pipefish

Choeroichthys brachysoma

Syngnathidae

Painted pipefish

Nannocampus pictus

Syngnathidae

Paxton's pipefish

Corythoichthys paxtoni

Syngnathidae

Pelagic pipefish

Syngnathus phlegon

Syngnathidae

Pelagic pipefish

Syngnathus pelagicus

Syngnathidae

Pig-snouted pipefish

Choeroichthys suillus

Syngnathidae

Pink pipefish

Bryx analicarens

Syngnathidae

Pipefish

Syngnathus folletti

Syngnathidae

Pipefish

Leptonotus elevatus

Syngnathidae

Pipehorse

Amphelikturus dendriticus

Syngnathidae

Poey's pipefish

Cosmocampus elucens

Syngnathidae

Prickly pipefish

Hypselognathus horridus

Syngnathidae

Prophet's pipefish

Lissocampus fatiloquus

Syngnathidae

Pugnose pipefish

Pugnaso curtirostris

Syngnathidae

Pygmy pipefish

Penetopteryx nanus

Syngnathidae

Pygmy pipefish

Micrognathus brevirostris

Syngnathidae

Queensland seahorse

Hippocampus queenslandicus

Syngnathidae

Ragged-tail pipefish

Microphis retzii

Syngnathidae

Red pipefish

Festucalex erythraeus

Syngnathidae

Red pipefish

Notiocampus ruber

Syngnathidae

Redstripe pipefish

Dunckerocampus baldwini

Syngnathidae

Ribboned pipehorse

Haliichthys taeniophorus

Syngnathidae

Ringback pipefish

Stipecampus cristatus

Syngnathidae

Robust pipehorse

Solegnathus robustus

Syngnathidae

Saw pipefish

Trachyrhamphus serratus

Syngnathidae

Sawtooth pipefish

Maroubra perserrata

Syngnathidae

Sculpted pipefish

Choeroichthys sculptus

Syngnathidae

Sea pony

Hippocampus fuscus

Syngnathidae

Short-snouted seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

Syngnathidae

Shorthead pipefish

Siokunichthys breviceps

Syngnathidae

Shortsnout pipefish

Lissocampus filum

Syngnathidae

Smooth pipefish

Micrognathus erugatus

Syngnathidae

Snake pipefish

Entelurus aequoreus

Syngnathidae

Snubnose pipefish

Cosmocampus arctus

Syngnathidae

Spiny dwarfgoby

Minyichthys sentus

Syngnathidae

Spinysnout pipefish

Halicampus spinirostris

Syngnathidae

Spotted pipefish

Nerophis maculatus

Syngnathidae

Spotted pipefish

Halicampus punctatus

Syngnathidae

Straightnose pipefish

Nerophis ophidion

Syngnathidae

Tidepool pipefish

Micrognathus micronotopterus

Syngnathidae

Tiger pipefish

Filicampus tigris

Syngnathidae

Tryon's pipefish

Campichthys tryoni

Syngnathidae

Tucker's pipefish

Mitotichthys tuckeri

Syngnathidae

Upside-down pipefish

Heraldia nocturna

Syngnathidae

Verco's pipefish

Vanacampus vercoi

Syngnathidae

West African pipefish

Cosmocampus retropinnis

Syngnathidae

West African seahorse

Hippocampus algiricus

Syngnathidae

Whitenose pipefish

Cosmocampus albirostris

Syngnathidae

Winged seahorse

Hippocampus alatus

Syngnathidae

Worm pipefish

Nerophis lumbriciformis

Syngnathidae

Yellowbanded pipefish

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

Syngnathidae