Alligator Pipefish Syngnathoides Biaculeatus Royalty-Free Stock Image

The alligator pipefish or double-ended pipefish Syngnathoides biaculeatus is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae and is the only species in the monotypic genus Syngnathoides. It is found in shallow water in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, its range extending from East Africa to northern Australia. This fish lives in habitats of seagrass and seaweed, and hides by positioning itself vertically with its head down amidst the similar-coloured fronds of vegetation. The elongated, well-camouflaged body can reach 29 cm 11 in in length. It feeds by sucking up its prey.