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Snake Pipefish Entelurus aequoreus Length to 40cm
Similar to Greater Pipefish but separable by studying markings and head profile. Found among seaweeds and eelgrass. Adult has slender body, with small dorsal fin and tiny caudal fin; pectoral fins absent. Usually yellowish-brown with vertical dark-bordered pale lines along body, and dark line through eye. Head is not angular; snout is long with straight, or very gently concave, profile. Widespread but local, absent from much of E.
Similar to Greater Pipefish but separable by studying markings and head profile. Found among seaweeds and eelgrass. Adult has slender body, with small dorsal fin and tiny caudal fin; pectoral fins absent. Usually yellowish-brown with vertical dark-bordered pale lines along body, and dark line through eye. Head is not angular; snout is long with straight, or very gently concave, profile. Widespread but local, absent from much of E.

