pipefish

== English == === Etymology === From pipe +‎ fish. === Noun === pipefish (plural pipefishes or pipefish) A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout. ==== Alternative forms ==== pipe-fish ==== Derived terms ==== ghost pipefish (Solenostomus spp.) orange pipefish (Maroubra yasudai) Ball's pipefish ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pipefish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia