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''Halicampus macrorhynchus'' or also commonly known as the ornate pipefish , whiskered pipefish or winged pipefish is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. ==Description== The ornate pipefish is a small sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 18 cm.〔Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302.〕 It has a thin and elongate body with reduced fins which are difficult to observe. Its body color varies with its environment to match it and improve its camouflage. It ranges from reddish to brownish through greenish and yellowish.〔Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 1-302.〕 The backside of its body has some small skin growths, forming pairs of fins like, generally eight in number and has also small irregular whitish, pinkish spots.〔http://fran.cornu.free.fr/affichage/affichage_nom.php?id_espece=1429&num_visu=1 〕 The head is small and does not really stand out from the rest of the body, it has a long snout which extremity can be covered with skin growths. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Halicampus macrorhynchus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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