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Straightstick pipefish (Trachyrhamphus longirostris)
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Straightstick pipefish (Trachyrhamphus longirostris) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Straightstick pipefish

Trachyrhamphus longirostris

Forty Centimeters Pipefish from the Red Sea

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Trachyrhamphus longirostris, also known as the long-head pipefish or straightstick pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. They can be found in muddy estuaries on the continental shelf throughout the Indo-Pacific from Eastern Africa to the Solomon Islands and Japan. The diet of Trachyrhamphus longirostris likely consists of small crustaceans.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and western Indian Ocean eastward to Japan and eastern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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