Syngnathidae

Seaweed pipefish

Syngnathus schlegeli

Pipefish in Northwest Pacific

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Pacific seaweed pipefish (Syngnathus schlegeli) is a species of pipefish, which is a marine, oceanic demersal fish, common in the beds of Zostera sea grass. The pipefish is well known for being one of the most famous and expensive materials of Traditional Chinese medicine, as it possesses a special medicinal composition. The fish is a member of the Syngnathidae family, making them relatives with seahorses and seadragons.