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Syngnathidae
Gale's pipefish
Campichthys galei
Males under four centimeters brood eggs beneath the tail
Campichthys galei (Gale's pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to Australia, found from Shark Bay (Western Australia) to the Spencer Gulf (South Australia) on the rubble bottom of inshore waters to depths of 18m. It can grow to lengths of 6 centimetres (2.4 in).
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Campichthys
- Maximum length
- 5.5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

