Syngnathidae

Glowtail pipefish

Dunckerocampus chapmani

Pipefish from Southwest Pacific

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

Dunckerocampus chapmani (glowtail pipefish, or New Caledonian pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, where it inhabits shallow lagoons to depths of 0–8 metres (0–26 ft) (although more commonly found at 0–3 metres (0.0–9.8 ft)). It has only been recorded in the vicinity of the city of Noumea.