Pipefish are cute, eye-catching creatures, just like their relatives, the seahorse. They undoubtedly enhance tank aesthetics, but in return, they have demanding care needs and complex diet ...

But every family has a black sheep. Pipefish, the lesser-known, straight-bodied cousins of the common seahorse, aren't interested in your outdated notions of monogamy. As with seahorses ...

But, for three animals, the tables are turned. Male seahorses, pipefish, and sea dragons are the ones who get pregnant and give birth to their young. So how do they do it? When it comes to ...

Any ideas? A. Your description and location fits a pipefish, most likely the northern pipefish (Syngnathus fuscus). From spring through fall, this serpentine little creature is common in grass ...

When a pipefish dad gets pregnant, his brood pouch delivers a surprisingly meager amount of oxygen to the embryos developing inside. Broad-nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) swimming in 100 ...

A new study has found that pipefish, close cousin to the seahorse and sea dragon, choose which of the brood survives, on the basis of the mother's attractiveness. Male pipefish carry developing ...

In the upside-down world of the pipefish, sexual selection appears to work in reverse, with flashy females battling for males who bear the pregnancy and carry their young to term in their brood pouch.

This is according to a study focusing on seahorse and pipefish species. And it could explain how high genetic diversity can contribute to extinction in small populations. The direction of ocean ...

After mating, female seahorses and pipefish lay their eggs into a special pouch in the male’s belly and he carries the developing babies to term. They may seem like a shoe-in for a Dad-of-the ...

The critically endangered estuarine pipefish is known to inhabit only two estuaries on the eastern coast of South Africa. Recent studies are uncovering how the health of its estuarine habitat ...

ViralHog Freediver Swims With Robust Ghost Pipefish Posted: November 11, 2024 | Last updated: November 11, 2024 Occurred on April 2024 / Weh Island, Indonesia Info from Licensor: "A remarkable ...