Sargassum pipefish, relatives of seahorses, are masters of camouflage, resembling the seaweed they inhabit. These fish are pelagic, living in the open ocean attached to sargassum, and are found in ...

In the underwater world, evolution often follows familiar rules: males compete, and females choose. But, the captivating pipefish dares to break these established rules. They are called pipefish ...

Among the haul where some startlingly green pipefish, including a whopper of a chain pipefish, about 12 inches long. For those who have never seen a pipefish, it is the closest swimming relative ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, several sargassum pipefish were discovered hidden among freshly washed-up seaweed. These slender, secretive fish are rarely seen ...

Male pipefish tended to seek out larger females for mating, the duo found. If they mated with a less ample female, they often selectively aborted some of the embryos, apparently to save resources ...

When it comes to the mating game, sea horses and their cousins, the pipefish, couldn't be more different: Sea horses mate for life while pipefish spend their lives playing the field. But with both ...

Male pipefish not only carry fertilized eggs — like their relatives seahorses; they also absorb nutrients from them, essentially cannibalizing their offspring. Broad-nosed pipefish swim ...

Male seahorses, seadragons, and pipefish are often portrayed as caring, devoted fathers, but a new study in Nature suggests something much more complex is going on in their brood pouches.