Syngnathidae

Broad-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

Pipefish beneath the Red Sea

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Southeast Asia
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Dunckerocampus boylei (broad-banded pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Red Sea, Mauritius, and Indonesia, but it is thought to be widespread throughout the Indian Ocean. It lives in coastal caves and crevices at depths of 20–40 metres (66–131 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).