Pipefish


[pahyp-fish] /ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/

noun, plural (especially collectively) pipefish (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pipefishes.
1.
any elongated, marine and sometimes freshwater species of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and covered with bony plates.
/ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ/
noun (pl) -fish, -fishes
1.
any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family Syngnathidae Also called needlefish

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