pipefish
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Many animals, like the sargassum pipefish, the sargassum slug, and the sargassum frogfish, have bodies that resemble in pattern, color, and shape the brown tendrils of seaweed.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2023
Relatives of sea horses and pipefish, sea dragons have long narrow snouts that they use like a straw to suck up meals of microscopic crustaceans.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
The pipefish looks like a seagrass leaf - and for this reason, some prawns merge with its body, thinking they are leaves that move.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
My back garden is gin-clear water – pipefish and turtles my nosy neighbours.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018
Like sea horses, pygmy pipehorses have a prehensile tail, but swim horizontally like pipefish.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2011
In some species exhibiting MSS, like certain pipefishes, males play a substantial role in parental care and hence need to be choosy about the qualities of the individual providing the eggs.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2012
Sea horses evolved from long, narrow swimmers similar to pipefishes.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2011
Sea horses, however, do not pursue their prey as pipefishes do, so the reach of their necks is an important determinant of their hunting success.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2011
Both sea horses and pipefishes employ the tilt-and-slurp technique, known as pivot feeding.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2011
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