Banded Pipefish (Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Banded Pipefish

The Banded Pipefish is a relative of seahorses, and is known by two scientific names (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus) & (Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus). Males incubate the young.

Banded Pipefish Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata (Chordates)
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes (Seahorses & Pipefish)
Family:Syngnathidae (Syngnathidae)
Genus:Doryrhamphus (Doryrhamphus)
Species:Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
Size
Average Size:18 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles divers who recently spotted Banded Pipefish

(3) - No Troubles Just Bubbles divers have spotted Banded Pipefish on a liveaboard trip

Jonathan
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Koon9
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Apr 2026
Lucas Doran
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: MV Dolphin Queen
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Jan 2024
Joel Rajesh
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Liveaboard: Andaman
Destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Apr 2022

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