The Heraldia nocturna lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 2 - 15 m environment.
Heraldia nocturna was described by Australian Museum Research Fellow, Dr J. Paxton in 1975. The holotype is registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.17328-001). Size range The Upside-down Pipefish grows to 10 cm in length. More
as Heraldia nocturna Paxton 1975 - (Dawson 1985:96 , Paxton et al. 1989:419 , Kuiter 1993:84 , Gomon et al. 1994:446 , Kuiter 1997:80 , Hutchins 2001:27 , Paxton et al. 2006:822 , Kuiter 2009:186 ). More
Heraldia nocturna Herald & Paxton Hippocampus fisheri Jordan & Evermann Hippocampus hudsonius Dekay Hippocampus ingens Girard Maroubra perserrata Whitley Micrognathus brevirostris (Ruppell) Microphis brachyurus (Bleeker) More
Upside-down pipefish in English
Western upside-down pipefish in English
Yömerineula in Finnish (suomen kieli)
宫海龙鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
宫海龙鱼 in Unknown
宮海龍魚 in Mandarin Chinese
宮海龍魚 in Unknown