Glittering pipefish

Halicampus nitidus

Dark brown and silver narrow bands

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Glittering pipefish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 7.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Halicampus
Maximum length: 7.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Viet Nam to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia; Belau in Micronesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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