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pipefish
noun
pipe·fish
ˈpīp-ˌfish 
: any of various fishes (family Syngnathidae) that are related to the seahorses and have a tube-shaped snout and a long slender body covered with bony plates
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Five Coral Sea pipefish have been caught since 1984, according to the study.
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Lauren Liebhaber
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Dramatic sergeant major fish, angelfish, pipefish and flying gurnards share the water with charming manatees, elegant spotted eagle rays and green sea turtles.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Male pipefish that were less interested in the pipefish mothers were less nurturing toward their young, investing fewer resources in them.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022
Unlike the seahorse, the related pipefish has a straight body and swims while attacking its prey.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
Scientists say that sea dragons, sea horses and pipefish are the only animals on Earth whose males get pregnant and give birth.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
Well clearly because Aquaman would look stupid on a pipefish.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2011
At Texas A&M, researcher Kimberly Paczolt mated Gulf pipefish in multiple trials.
—Emily Elert, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2010
Male pipefish can get pregnant and give birth, but their interest in being nurturing fathers might only last during the pregnancy.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022
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Lauren Liebhaber
july 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Dramatic sergeant major fish, angelfish, pipefish and flying gurnards share the water with charming manatees, elegant spotted eagle rays and green sea turtles.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Male pipefish that were less interested in the pipefish mothers were less nurturing toward their young, investing fewer resources in them.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022
Unlike the seahorse, the related pipefish has a straight body and swims while attacking its prey.
—Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2011
Scientists say that sea dragons, sea horses and pipefish are the only animals on Earth whose males get pregnant and give birth.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
Well clearly because Aquaman would look stupid on a pipefish.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2011
At Texas A&M, researcher Kimberly Paczolt mated Gulf pipefish in multiple trials.
—Emily Elert, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2010
Male pipefish can get pregnant and give birth, but their interest in being nurturing fathers might only last during the pregnancy.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 19 June 2022
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“Pipefish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipefish. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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pipefish
noun
pipe·fish
ˈpīp-ˌfish
: any of various long slender fishes that are related to the sea horses and have a tube-shaped snout and a body covered with bony plates
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