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Yellow Banded Pipefish

Doryrhamphus pessuliferus

Photo by AlbertKang
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Description:

Slender shaped like all pipe fishes, grows up to 16 cm in length, with yellow bands along its body.

Pipe fishes are related to the Sea Horse family and they carry their Eggs below its body as shown in the pictures, the pinkish round things at the abdomen are the Eggs.

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Doryrhamphus pessuliferus

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