pipefish

pipe·fish

P0323900 (pīp′fĭsh′)n. pl. pipefish or pipe·fish·es Any of various slim fishes of the subfamily Syngnathinae chiefly of marine waters, having a tubelike snout and an elongated body encased in bony rings.

pipefish

(ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any of various teleost fishes of the genera Nerophis, Syngnathus, etc, having a long tubelike snout and an elongated body covered with bony plates: family Syngnathidae. Also called: needlefish

pipe•fish

(ˈpaɪpˌfɪʃ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. any small, elongated fish of the family Syngnathidae, having a tubular snout and a covering of bony plates. [1760–70]

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pipefish - fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony platesneedlefishfamily Syngnathidae, Syngnathidae - pipefishesdwarf pipefish, Syngnathus hildebrandi - small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf CoastCosmocampus profundus, deepwater pipefish - a fish 8 inches long; found from eastern Florida to western Caribbeansea horse, seahorse - small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright positionteleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei