Banded Pipefish Breeding/Reproductive Habits Similar to other seahorses and pipefishes, the male banded pipefish is equipped with a specialised brood pouch, rather than the female. The female deposits her eggs in the male's pouch, where they develop. The male later gives birth. VC: BBC | Tropical Indian Fishes

Look twice and you might spot the broadnosed pipefish. Barely moving throughout their lifetime, the broadnosed pipefish tends to stay vertical amongst seagrass or seaweed, sucking in plankton through its mouth. Larger fish will predate on broadnosed pipefish - if they can see them! These masters of disguise are found in the seas from Vardø, Norway to Morocco. Explore more of nature close to home in Wild Europe, Sundays at 7pm, on National Geographic WILD UK. | National Geographic UK

Pipefish in a full blown 750 gallon reef tank?!? Yup! Say hello to Banded Pipefish (Doryhamphus dactyliophorus). They make an amazing addition to almost any established LPS/Softy reef tank over a year old! #worldwidecorals #fromourreeftoyours #brightwellaqautics #reeftank #reeflife #eatsleepreef #pipefish #lpscorals #softcoral | World Wide Corals, Inc.

Tank raised Yellow Banded Pipefish (Doryrhamphus pessuliferus) Backstage: Naturkunde Museum Karlsruhe (Germany) #naturkundemuseumkarlsruhe #vivariumkarlsruhe #naturalhistorymuseumkarlsruhe #oliverknott #ok_aqua | Oliver Knott