Definition of pipefish
:any of various fishes (family Syngnathidae) that are related to the sea horses and have a tube-shaped snout and a long slender body covered with bony plates
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Fish Feeding Time: Get close to crabs and see flounder, perch and pipefish.
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Feeding Time: Get close to crabs and see flounder, perch and pipefish.
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