Long-snouted pipefish

The Long-snouted pipefish lives in the demersal, marine environment.

long-snouted pipefish Vanacampus poecilolaemus was collected almost exclusively in P. sinuosa. Few syngnathids were collected from shallow unvegetated sand or from A. griffithii, which differed markedly in plant structure from both Posidonia species. More

The long-snouted pipefish, Stigmatopora macropterygia, is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae, found around New Zealand including the Auckland Islands, at depths of a few metres. Its length is up to 45 cm. More

Common names

Long-snouted pipefish in English
Smooth pipefish in English
大鰭灰尾海龍 in Mandarin Chinese
大鳍灰尾海龙 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Syngnathiformes
Family : Syngnathidae
Genus : Stigmatopora
Species : Stigmatopora macropterygia
Authority : Dum