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kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)
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kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis) specimen
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Syngnathidae

kelp pipefish

Syngnathus californiensis

Brood pouch plates fold inward upward

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

kelp pipefish is a marine fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.

Maximum length
50 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Bodega Bay in northern California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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