| Alligator pipefish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Syngnathoides |
| Species: | S. biaculeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Syngnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch, 1785) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Sygnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch, 1785) [orth. error] |
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The alligator pipefish or double-ended pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. The green-yellowish body can reach 25 cm. It live in habitats of seagrass and weed, and hides by diving down vertically to blend in with the light green seagrass. It sucks up prey and zooplankton, while it has no teeth.
It is found in Australia, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Northern Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, South Africa, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Tonga.