Syngnathidae

Negros pipefish

Doryrhamphus negrosensis

Sea urchins accompany it across mudflats and reefs

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Doryrhamphus negrosensis, commonly known as Negros pipefish, flagtail pipefish, Masthead Island pipefish or Queensland flagtail pipefish, is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean, from Borneo to Vanuatu and the Yaeyama Islands to the Rowley Shoals and the Great Barrier Reef. It lives in mud flats and reefs, both coral and rocky, where it is often associated with sea urchins.