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Booth's pipefish (Halicampus boothae)
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Syngnathidae

Booth's pipefish

Halicampus boothae

Pipefish from the South African Coast

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

Booth's pipefish (Halicampus boothae) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, in South Africa and the Comoro Islands, and in the Western Pacific, from South Korea and Japan to the Great Barrier Reef and Tonga. It lives in rocks and coral reefs to depths of 30 metres (98 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 17.5 centimetres (6.9 in).

Maximum length
17.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Comoro Islands. Western Pacific: Honshu in Japan, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands (Ref. 8879 ), Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897 ) and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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