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Samoan pipefish
Halicampus mataafae
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Samoan pipefish
- Scientific
- Halicampus mataafae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A brownish pipefish with faint pale bars, reaching about 14 cm. It is cryptic in reef pools, rock and coral.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Halicampus-mataafae.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:HalicampMataafaefishx6.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.