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Slender Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus longirostris
7.0843, 125.666
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Longnose Pipefish, Longsnout Pipefish, and Straight Stick Pipefish. They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which they suck whole into their mouths. They grow to a length of about 40cm.
Habitat:
Found singly in sand, rubble and muddy estuaries, at depths of 3 to 50m. Widespread in the Western Indo-Pacific region.
Notes:
There are two pipefish in this series, both spotted within a few kick cycles of each other. I spotted these critters at a depth of about 40 feet, at the Dayang Beach dive site.
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Photographed
PublishedJanuary 17, 2012
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