Banded pipefish  (Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus)

Juvenile banded pipefish sheltering in a tube worm

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Banded pipefish, head detail

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Banded pipefish sheltering in sea urchin spines

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Two banded pipefish sheltering in a sea star

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Banded pipefish swimming

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Two banded pipefish swimming

© Valerie Taylor / www.ardea.com

Close up of a male banded pipefish brooding eggs

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Male banded pipefish brooding eggs

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A pair of banded pipefish, male brooding eggs

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Male banded pipefish with eggs

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