Species
Syngnathus californiensis (Kelp pipefish)
Syngnathus californiensis. Photo: (c) victorbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The kelp pipefish, Syngnathus californiensis, is a species of the pipefish. It inhabits the eastern Pacific from the Bodega Bay in northern California, United States, to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 50.0 cm length.