Syngnathidae - Pipefishes and Seahorses

  • Updated
    17/06/22

Worldwide there are around 230 species in the family Syngnathidae. Australia is home to 120 species in 40 genera. Discover images and fact sheets of the syngnathid fishes on the site.

Syngnathidae Fishes

40 factsheets in this section

Seahorses and pipefishes

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus denise
Shorthead Seahorse, Hippocampus breviceps
White's Seahorse courtship and mating - 12.21 pm
Thorny Seahorse, Hippocampus histrix
Monte Bello Seahorse, Hippocampus montebelloensis