Spotted pipefish

The spotted pipefish, Nerophis maculatus, is a species of Pipefishes, found in the Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Azores, Mediterranean Sea, especially numerous in its western part and the Adriatic Sea. Ovoviviparous, marine subtropical coastal fish up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) maximal length. It is inhabits rocky sites of coast, also in aquatic plants and algae, at depth up to 50 metres (160 ft).^[2]

Spotted pipefish
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Nerophis
Species:	N. maculatus
Binomial name
Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque, 1810
Synonyms[2]
Nerophis annulatus (Risso, 1827) Scyphius annulatus Risso, 1827 Syngnathus fasciatus Risso, 1810 Syngnathus papacinus Risso, 1810