Scientific Name	Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	1 - 42M
Chinese	短尾粗吻海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	短尾粗吻海龍
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	短吻粗吻海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Amboina [Ambon Bay, Ambon Island, Moluccas/Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea, western Pacific]
Synonyms	Ichthyocampus annulatus, Ichthyocampus maculatus, Syngnathus bicoarctatus, Syngnathus brevicaudus, Syngnathus zanzibarensis, Trachyramphus bicoarctata, Trachyramphus bicoarctatus, Trachyrhamphus bioarctatus, Yozia bicoarctata, Yozia bicoarctata erythraeensis, Yozia bicoarctata melanesiae, Yozia bioarctata, Yozia compitalis ...all 16..
Reference	Fishbase(2005)  陳春暉 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0073947.
Common Name	Short-tailed pipefish; Bend stick pipefish; Double-ended pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Snout longer, its length 1.5-2.0 in HL. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous, the trunk ridge arches dorsad on subdorsal rings; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge. Median dorsal snout ridge a litter elevated above nares, entire to irregularly denticulate; opercle with a low,complete or incomplete,ridge angled upward toward gill opening; scutella without longitudinal keels; dermal flaps present or absent in adults. Rings 21-24 + 55-63, darsal-fin rays 24-32, pectoral-fin rays 15-19. Variably near white to almost black, tip of snout often pale in dark fish; body plain, spotted or mottled.
habitats	Inhabits subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs, usually among algae or seagrasses. Most are seen on sand and mud areas, prone to currents; usually soft bottom to about 25 m.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan; Mariana Islands in Micronesia. It is found in Penghu Is., western Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.