Javelin pipefish

The Javelin pipefish lives in the demersal, marine environment.

The Javelin Pipefish has an extremely elongate slender body that is encased in bony rings. The length of the body posterior to the dorsal fin is longer than that before the dorsal fin. The dorsal margin of the snout is concave. More

Javelin Pipefish, Lissocampus runa, a species which is widespread on Australia''s south coast usually found in shallow reefs and tidepools, Coffin Bay, South Australia, Australia, Southern Ocean More

Common names

Javelin pipefish in English
West Australian smooth pipefish in English
少环无棱海龙 in Mandarin Chinese
少環無稜海龍 in Mandarin Chinese
横带无棱海龙 in Mandarin Chinese
橫帶無稜海龍 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Syngnathiformes
Family : Syngnathidae
Genus : Lissocampus
Species : Lissocampus runa
Authority : Whitley, 1931