Category:Pipefish

Pipe"fish`, n. (zoöl.)

Defn: any lophobranch fish of the genus siphostoma, or syngnathus, And allied genera, having a long and very slender angular body, Covered with bony plates. The mouth is small, at the end of a long, Tubular snout. The male has a pouch on his belly, in which the Incubation of the eggs takes place.