pipefish

[pahyp-fish] /ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/
noun, plural (especially collectively) pipefish (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pipefishes.
1.
any elongated, marine and sometimes freshwater fish species of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and covered with bony plates.
Origin
1760-70; pipe1 + fish
Examples from the web for pipefish
  • They verified their results with high-speed video of seahorses and pipefish feeding.
  • When it comes to mating, pipefish males are always waiting for something better-and bigger-to come along, a new study shows.
  • If you are lucky, and look closely you may see an occasional seahorse or pipefish.
British Dictionary definitions for pipefish

pipefish

/ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/
noun (pl) -fish, -fishes
1.
any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family Syngnathidae Also called needlefish
Encyclopedia Article for pipefish

any of more than 150 species of elongated fishes allied to the sea horses, in the family Syngnathidae (order Gasterosteiformes). Pipefishes are very slender, long-bodied fishes covered, like sea horses, with rings of bony armour. They have long, tubular snouts and small mouths, a single dorsal fin, and, usually, a small tail fin. Depending on the species, they may range in length from about 2.5 to 50 cm (1 to 20 inches)

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