Species
family
pipefishes and seahorses
Syngnathidae Rafinesque, 1810
species Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949
species Acentronura gracilissima (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
species Acentronura tentaculata Günther, 1870
species Amphelikturus dendriticus (Barbour, 1905)
species Anarchopterus criniger (Bean & Dresel, 1884)
species Anarchopterus tectus (Dawson, 1978)
species Apterygocampus epinnulatus Weber, 1913
species Bhanotia fasciolata (Duméril, 1870)
species Bhanotia nuda Dawson, 1978
species Bhanotia pauciradiata Allen & Kuiter, 1995
species Bryx analicarens (Duncker, 1915)
species Bryx dunckeri (Metzelaar, 1919)
species Bryx randalli (Herald, 1965)
species Bryx veleronis Herald, 1940
species Bulbonaricus brauni (Dawson & Allen, 1978)
species Bulbonaricus brucei Dawson, 1984
species Bulbonaricus davaoensis (Herald, 1953)
species Campichthys galei (Duncker, 1909)
species Campichthys nanus Dawson, 1977
species Campichthys tricarinatus Dawson, 1977
species Campichthys tryoni (Ogilby, 1890)
species Choeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855)
species Choeroichthys cinctus Dawson, 1976
species Choeroichthys hadiatyae Allen, Erdmann & Hidayat, 2020
species Choeroichthys latispinosus Dawson, 1978
species Choeroichthys sculptus (Günther, 1870)
species Choeroichthys smithi Dawson, 1976
species Choeroichthys suillus Whitley, 1951
species Coelonotus kaipuae Haÿ, Mennesson, Keith & Lord, 2022
species Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975
species Corythoichthys benedetto Allen & Erdmann, 2008
species Corythoichthys flavofasciatus (Rüppell, 1838)
species Corythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851)
species Corythoichthys insularis Dawson, 1977
species Corythoichthys intestinalis (Ramsay, 1881)
species Corythoichthys nigripectus Herald, 1953
species Corythoichthys ocellatus Herald, 1953 - Ocellate Pipefish
species Corythoichthys paxtoni Dawson, 1977
species Corythoichthys polynotatus Dawson, 1977
species Corythoichthys schultzi Herald, 1953 - Schultz's Pipefish
species Cosmocampus albirostris (Kaup, 1856)
species Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)
species Cosmocampus balli (Fowler, 1925)
species Cosmocampus banneri (Herald & Randall, 1972)
species Cosmocampus brachycephalus (Poey, 1868)
species Cosmocampus coccineus (Herald, 1940)
species Cosmocampus darrosanus (Dawson & Randall, 1975)
species Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868)
species Cosmocampus heraldi (Fritzsche, 1980)
species Cosmocampus hildebrandi (Herald, 1965)
species Cosmocampus howensis (Whitley, 1948)
species Cosmocampus investigatoris (Hora, 1926)
species Cosmocampus maxweberi (Whitley, 1933)
species Cosmocampus profundus (Herald, 1965)
species Cosmocampus retropinnis Dawson, 1982
species Cylix tupareomanaia Short & Trnski, 2021
species Doryichthys boaja (Bleeker, 1851) - Long-snouted Pipefish
species Doryichthys contiguus Kottelat, 2000
species Doryichthys deokhatoides (Bleeker, 1853)
species Doryichthys heterosoma (Bleeker, 1851)
species Doryichthys martensii (Peters, 1868)
species Doryrhamphus aurolineatus Randall & Earle, 1994
species Doryrhamphus bicarinatus Dawson, 1981 - Narrowstripe Pipefish
species Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup, 1856 - Bluestripe Pipefish
species Doryrhamphus janssi (Herald & Randall, 1972) - Janss' Pipefish
species Doryrhamphus japonicus Araga & Yoshino, 1975
species Doryrhamphus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1858)
species Doryrhamphus multiannulatus (Regan, 1903) - Many-banded Pipefish
species Doryrhamphus negrosensis Herre, 1934
species Dunckerocampus baldwini Herald & Randall, 1972 - Baldwin's Pipefish
species Dunckerocampus boylei Kuiter, 1998
species Dunckerocampus chapmani Herald, 1953 - Banded Pipefish
species Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) - Ringed Pipefish
species Dunckerocampus naia Allen & Kuiter, 2004
species Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler, 1938 - Yellow Banded Pipefish
species Enneacampus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
species Enneacampus kaupi (Bleeker, 1863)
species Entelurus aequoreus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Snake Pipefish
species Festucalex armillatus Prokofiev, 2016
species Festucalex cinctus (Ramsay, 1882)
species Festucalex erythraeus (Gilbert, 1905)
species Festucalex gibbsi Dawson, 1977
species Festucalex kulbickii Fricke, 2004
species Festucalex prolixus Dawson, 1984
species Festucalex rufus Allen & Erdmann, 2015
species Festucalex scalaris (Günther, 1870)
species Festucalex wassi Dawson, 1977
species Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879) - Tiger Pipefish
species Halicampus boothae (Whitley, 1964)
species Halicampus brocki (Herald, 1953)
species Halicampus dunckeri (Chabanaud, 1929)
species Halicampus edmondsoni (Pietschmann, 1928)
species Halicampus grayi Kaup, 1856
species Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915
species Halicampus marquesensis Dawson, 1984
species Halicampus mataafae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
species Halicampus nitidus (Günther, 1873)
species Halicampus punctatus (Kamohara, 1952)
species Halicampus spinirostris (Dawson & Allen, 1981)
species Halicampus zavorensis Dawson, 1984
species Haliichthys taeniophorus Gray, 1859 - Ribboned Pipefish
species Heraldia nocturna Paxton, 1975
species Hippichthys albomaculosus Jenkins & Mailautoka, 2010
species Hippichthys cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1854)
species Hippichthys heptagonus Bleeker, 1849 - Madura Pipefish
species Hippichthys parvicarinatus (Dawson, 1978)
species Hippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849) - Beady Pipefish
species Hippichthys spicifer (Rüppell, 1838) - Bellybar Pipefish
species Hippocampus abdominalis Lesson, 1827 - Big-bellied Seahorse
species Hippocampus alatus Kuiter, 2001 - Winged Seahorse
species Hippocampus algiricus Kaup, 1856 - West African Seahorse
species Hippocampus angustus Günther, 1870 - Western Australian Seahorse
species Hippocampus barbouri Jordan & Richardson, 1908 - Barbour's Seahorse
species Hippocampus bargibanti Whitley, 1970 - Pygmy Seahorse
species Hippocampus biocellatus Kuiter, 2001 - False-eyed Seahorse
species Hippocampus borboniensis Duméril, 1870 - Réunion Seahorse
species Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1870 - Short-snouted Seahorse
species Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 - Giraffe Seahorse
species Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900 - Knysna Seahorse
species Hippocampus casscsio Zhang, Qin, Wang & Lin, 2016
species Hippocampus colemani Kuiter, 2003
species Hippocampus comes Cantor, 1849 - Tiger Tail Seahorse
species Hippocampus coronatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 - High-crowned Seahorse
species Hippocampus curvicuspis Fricke, 2004
species Hippocampus dahli Ogilby, 1908
species Hippocampus debelius Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
species Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall, 2003 - Denise's Pygmy Seahorse
species Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810 - Lined Seahorse
species Hippocampus fisheri Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Fisher's Seahorse
species Hippocampus fuscus Rüppell, 1838 - Sea Pony
species Hippocampus grandiceps Kuiter, 2001 - Big-head Seahorse
species Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829 - Long-snouted Seahorse
species Hippocampus haema Han, Kim, Kai & Senou, 2017
species Hippocampus hendriki Kuiter, 2001 - Eastern Spiny Seahorse
species Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Short-snouted Seahorse
species Hippocampus histrix Kaup, 1856 - Thorny Seahorse
species Hippocampus ingens Girard, 1858 - Pacific Seahorse
species Hippocampus japapigu Short et al., 2018
species Hippocampus jayakari Boulenger, 1900 - Jayakar's Seahorse
species Hippocampus jugumus Kuiter, 2001 - Collared Seahorse
species Hippocampus kampylotrachelos Bleeker, 1854
species Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901 - Great Seahorse
species Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 - Spotted Seahorse
species Hippocampus lichtensteinii Kaup, 1856 - Lichtenstein's Seahorse
species Hippocampus minotaur Gomon, 1997 - Bullneck Seahorse
species Hippocampus mohnikei Bleeker, 1854 - Japanese Seahorse
species Hippocampus montebelloensis Kuiter, 2001 - Monte Bello Seahorse
species Hippocampus multispinus Kuiter, 2001 - Northern Spiny Seahorse
species Hippocampus nalu Short et al., 2020
species Hippocampus paradoxus Foster & Gomon, 2010
species Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004
species Hippocampus planifrons Peters, 1877
species Hippocampus pontohi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
species Hippocampus procerus Kuiter, 2001 - High-crown Seahorse
species Hippocampus pusillus Fricke, 2004
species Hippocampus queenslandicus Horne, 2001 - Queensland Seahorse
species Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 - Long Snout Seahorse
species Hippocampus sarmaticus Zalohar, Hitij, M. Kriznar, 2009
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species Hippocampus satomiae Lourie & Kuiter, 2008 - Satomi's Pygmy Seahorse
species Hippocampus semispinosus Kuiter, 2001 - Half-spined Seahorse
species Hippocampus severnsi Lourie & Kuiter, 2008
species Hippocampus sindonis Jordan & Snyder, 1901 - Dhiho's Seahorse
species Hippocampus slovenicus Zalohar, Hitij, M. Kriznar, 2009
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species Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 - Hedgehog Seahorse
species Hippocampus subelongatus Castelnau, 1873 - West Australian Seahorse
species Hippocampus taeniopterus Bleeker, 1852
species Hippocampus trimaculatus Leach, 1814 - Longnose Seahorse
species Hippocampus tyro Randall & Lourie, 2009
species Hippocampus waleananus Gomon & Kuiter, 2009
species Hippocampus whitei Bleeker, 1855 - White's Seahorse
species Hippocampus zebra Whitley, 1964 - Zebra Seahorse
species Hippocampus zosterae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 - Dwarf Seahorse
species Histiogamphelus briggsii McCulloch, 1914
species Histiogamphelus cristatus (Macleay, 1881)
species Hypselognathus horridus Dawson & Glover, 1982
species Hypselognathus rostratus (Waite & Hale, 1921)
species Ichthyocampus bikiniensis Herald, 1953
species Ichthyocampus carce (Hamilton, 1822)
species Idiotropiscis australe (Waite & Hale, 1921)
species Idiotropiscis larsonae (Dawson, 1984)
species Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri Kuiter, 2004
species Kaupus costatus (Waite & Hale, 1921)
species Kimblaeus bassensis Dawson, 1980
species Kyonemichthys rumengani Gomon, 2007
species Leptoichthys fistularius Kaup, 1853 - Brushtail Pipefish
species Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
species Leptonotus elevatus (Hutton, 1872)
species Leptonotus norae (Waite, 1910)
species Leptonotus vincentae Luzzatto & Estalles, 2019
species Lissocampus bannwarthi (Duncker, 1915)
species Lissocampus caudalis Waite & Hale, 1921
species Lissocampus fatiloquus (Whitley, 1943)
species Lissocampus filum (Günther, 1870)
species Lissocampus runa (Whitley, 1931)
species Maroubra perserrata Whitley, 1948 - Sawtooth Pipefish
species Maroubra yasudai Dawson, 1983
species Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858)
species Micrognathus brevicorpus Fricke, 2004
species Micrognathus brevirostris (Rüppell, 1838)
species Micrognathus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842)