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Close-up of Winged Pipefish The Winged Pipefish - Halicampus macrorhynchus has a lot of appendages on their snout, face and all over the body.<br /> They are usually found among coral rubbles where they blends in very well with their camouflage.<br /> <br /> This is a picture of a complete Pipefish, but a tiny juvenile : <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47457/baby.html" title="Baby"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/47457_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Y3r9Jl6DWb0f9ftjWbq0mol3df8%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Baby This is a very tiny Winged Pipefish - Halicampus macrorhynchus. Although it is around 2 cm length, it is very slender like a needle. It already is showing the horizontal flaps along its body, which gives them the common name, Winged Pipefish. Geotagged,Halicampus macrorhynchus,Philippines,Summer,Winged pipefish" /></a></figure> Cebu,Fish,Geotagged,Halicampus macrorhynchus,Malapascua,Philippines,Pipefish,Spring,Winged Pipefish Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Close-up of Winged Pipefish

The Winged Pipefish - Halicampus macrorhynchus has a lot of appendages on their snout, face and all over the body.
They are usually found among coral rubbles where they blends in very well with their camouflage.

This is a picture of a complete Pipefish, but a tiny juvenile :

Baby This is a very tiny Winged Pipefish - Halicampus macrorhynchus. Although it is around 2 cm length, it is very slender like a needle. It already is showing the horizontal flaps along its body, which gives them the common name, Winged Pipefish. Geotagged,Halicampus macrorhynchus,Philippines,Summer,Winged pipefish

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The Winged pipefish

''Halicampus macrorhynchus'' or also commonly known as the ornate pipefish , whiskered pipefish or winged pipefish is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family.

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Similar species: Pipefishes And Seahorses
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 7, 2016. Captured Apr 12, 2016 10:04 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/4.9
  • 1/400s
  • ISO800
  • 18mm