Syngnathidae

rock pipefish

Phoxocampus belcheri

Seven Point Two Centimeters Pipefish of Japanese Waters

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Phoxocampus belcheri, also known as the rock pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. The species can be found in shallow reefs and tide pools throughout much of the Indo-Pacific ranging from the eastern coast of Africa and the Red Sea to Tonga and Japan. Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods.