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Pacific Pipefish

A pipefish swims with its tubular snout at the ready in the Pacific Ocean. Related to sea horses, the more than 150 species of pipefish sport coverings of bony armor but lack scales. The small fish often live in beds of aquatic plants, which give them cover from which to hunt.

Photograph by Joe Stancampiano