Scientific name:

Syngnathus acus

About:

The pipefish has a long segmented body, about 45 cm long. It lives in seaweed and seagrass and feeds on small prawns and mysid shrimp.

How to identify:

<p>Thin segmented body with a long snout and a hump just behind the eyes.</p>

Where:

Commonly seen around the southwest coast and welsh coastlines.

Fantastic facts:

Just like seahorses, the males (not the females) look after the eggs in a brood pouch until they are ready to hatch.