September 8th, 2017 at 12:43AM

Pipefish -  A Weird Cousin of the Sea Horse

anoceanloverworld:

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unquestionably sea horses are one of the most bizarre looking sea creatures. Pipefish, a close cousin is even weirder. Look at these fishes and you will agree with me.

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Along with sea horses and sea dragons, the pipefish belong to the group Syngnathidae. There are thousands of species living in the oceans.

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Like their sea horse brethren, the male pipefishes also do parenting duties like carrying eggs and also “giving birth”.

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Most of the pipefish species live in the coral reefs. Some can also be spotted in sea grass beds. Here are some more photos of them.

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I hope that you will enjoy this post.

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