Prickly Pipefish
Hypselognathus horridus
- Usual depth37–55 m
- Water temperature17–18 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and June
- How commonRare
About this species
Hypselognathus horridus, commonly known as the prickly pipefish or shaggy pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Sygnathidae
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hypselognathus horridus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 37–55 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–18 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Prickly Pipefish, Shaggy Pipefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 多刺管吻海龍, 多刺管吻海龙
Similar species
- Knife-snouted Pipefish
Hypselognathus rostratus
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Bluestripe pipefishDoryrhamphus excisus
Banded PipefishDunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 5 open-data records from 1973 to 1982.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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