Scientific Name	Halicampus grayi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Kaup, 1856	Depth	0 - 100M
Chinese	葛氏海蠋魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	葛氏海蠋魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	葛氏海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	India and Australia
Synonyms	Corythoichthys flavofasciatus conspicillatus, Halicampus conspicillatus, Halicampus gray, Halicampus koilomatodon, Syngnathus koilomatodon, Syngnathus trachypoma, Trachyrhamphus caba
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055353. ASIZP0055562. ASIZP0064374. ASIZP0070457. GCRL13870. NMNSF00511. NTMP0853. NTUM04219.
Common Name	Spiny pipefish; Gray's pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout short. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous, the trunk ridge sometimes arches dorsad on subdorsal rings; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge. Median dorsal snout ridge with spines and spinules, discontinuous; lateral snout spines present; dorsal rim of orbit not elevated strongly; opercle with a complete longitudinal ridge; scutella without longitudinal keels; dermal flaps present. Rings 17-18 + 32-37, darsal-fin rays 19-22, pectoral-fin rays 15-20. Body brownish, with indications of 12-14 diffuse dark bars on side and dorsum of body; ofter with a diffuse dark blotch on side of 12th-13th trunk ring; opercle and gill membrane usually barred or blotched with pale.
habitats	Lives in muddy habitats, often covered with silt and extremely well-camouflaged. Planktonic specimens taken in the upper 0 to 100 m over depths to at least 2980 m while the demersal fish have been taken in SCUBA and trawl collections from 9 to 91.4 m. Mal
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Gulf of Aden, off Sri Lanka, and from the Gulf of Thailand and Australia to Kyûshû Islands, Japan. It is found in southwestern and northeastern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.