The spinysnout pipefish (Halicampus spinirostris) is a species of marine pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to Samoa, and from Japan and the Marshall Islands to central Australia.[1] [2] It lives in rocky and coral reefs, rubble, lagoons and intertidal zones, often at depths of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet), where it can grow to lengths of 12cm (05inches).[2] [1] It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefish. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.[2]
H. spinirostris is pale to dark brown coloured, with four alternating thick dark and thin white bars. It can be recognized by its distinctive spines on the snout.[3]