Syngnathidae

Beady pipefish

Hippichthys penicillus

Pipefish between Fresh and Salt Water

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

The beady pipefish (Hippichthys penicillus) is a species of pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from the western Persian Gulf, to the north central Indian Ocean, to Japan and Australia. It lives in the lower parts of streams and rivers, estuarine habitats such as seagrass beds and mangroves, and shallow inshore habitats, where it can grow to lengths of 16–18 centimetres (6.3–7.1 in).