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Double-ended pipefish
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Double-ended pipefish
- Scientific
- Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 42 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A long, brownish pipefish with small spots, reaching about 40 cm. It lies among algae and seagrass on sand and mud and holds its head raised at an angle.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Trachyrhamphus-bicoarctatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Double-ended_Pipefish_-_Trachyrhamphus_bicoarctatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.