Scientific Name	Halicampus spinirostris   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Dawson & Allen, 1981)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	短吻海蠋魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	短吻海蠋魚
Max Length	10.3 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	短吻海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Tantabiddi Creek, North West Cape, Western Australia, 21°55'S, 113°15'E, depth 10 meters
Synonyms	Halicampus spilirostris, Micrognathus spinirostris
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)  Dawson, C. E. etc. 1981 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0062025. NMMSTP00192.
Common Name	Pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout short, its length 3.1-3.8 in HL. 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 discontinuous, with 2-3 esmi-isolated spines or ridge-like elevations; usually with three spines on side of snout and with spines or spine-like ridges on postorbital and posterior supraorbital regions of head; dorsal rim of orbit elevated, the margin entire or notched distally; opercle ridge complete; margins of superior ridges entire to denticulate on anterior half or more of each ring, typically followed by a distinct subterminal notch and distal spine-like point. Rings 14 + 33-35, darsal-fin rays 19, pectoral-fin rays 13-14. Mainly tan or pale, the head blotshed or mottled with brown; dorsum and side of body with indications of about four broad dark bars.
habitats	Inhabits rock or coral habitats. Males may be brooding at about 10 cm SL.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Sri Lanka, Western Australia and Queensland (Australia), and Tutuila Island, American Samoa, north to Taiwan. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.