Author: (Jenyns, 1835)
FBname: Worm pipefish
Comments: Intertidal to about 30 m (Ref. 6733), among rocks or holdfasts and lower branches of algae (Ref. 4509).  Spawn in the summer months.  Become sexually mature at an age of 2 years.  Feed on small crustaceans and fish fry (Ref. 35388).  Larvae are attached to the ventral surface of the males (Ref. 42359).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).  Parental care is exclusively paternal (Ref. 42359).  The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).