Slender Pipefish

Description:

Also known as Longnose Pipefish, Longsnout Pipefish, and Straight Stick Pipefish. They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which they suck whole into their mouths. They grow to a length of about 40cm.

Habitat:

Found singly in sand, rubble and muddy estuaries, at depths of 3 to 50m. Widespread in the Western Indo-Pacific region.

Notes:

There are two pipefish in this series, both spotted within a few kick cycles of each other. I spotted these critters at a depth of about 40 feet, at the Dayang Beach dive site.