Syngnathidae

Deepwater pipefish

Syngnathus chihiroe

Pipefish beneath the East China Sea

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Syngnathus chihiroe is a species of pipefish which was described in 2017 following the collection of a single specimen in the East China Sea off Yakushima, southern Japan, from a depth of 160–162 metres (525–531 ft). The specimen has different counts of fin rays and a relatively short snout which distinguished it from the only other congener in the area Syngnathus schlegeli.