Syngnathoides biaculeatus Double-end Pipehorse, Alligator Pipefish, Double-ended Pipefish, Painted Flute Mouth, Spiraltail Pipefish, Spiraltail Pipefish

Syngnathoides biaculeatus is commonly referred to as Double-end Pipehorse, Alligator Pipefish, Double-ended Pipefish, Painted Flute Mouth, Spiraltail Pipefish, Spiraltail Pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Double-end Pipehorse - Syngnathoides biaculeatus,Bweni, Kanga, Coast Region 2016

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lexID:: 1204
AphiaID:: 218035

Scientific:: Syngnathoides biaculeatus
German:: Dreieckige Seenadel
English:: Double-end Pipehorse, Alligator Pipefish, Double-ended Pipefish, Painted Flute Mouth, Spiraltail Pipefish, Spiraltail Pipefish

Category:: Zeenaalden

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathoides (Genus) > biaculeatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bloch, ), 1785

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Banda Sea, East Africa, Egypt, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 10 Meter
Habitats:: Algae zones, Coastal waters, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 11.42" (29 cm)
Temperature:: 24,9 °F - 29,3 °F (24,9°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Invertebrates, Krill, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Normaal
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Syngnathoides biaculeatus
Dreieckige Seenadel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-01-01 12:25:13
Last edit:: 2026-03-19 15:14:54

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Syngnathoides biaculeatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Syngnathoides biaculeatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Syngnathoides biaculeatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Syngnathoides biaculeatus (Bloch, 1785)

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

Synonymised names
Stigmatophora unicolor Castelnau, 1875 · unaccepted
Syngnathoides bicauleatus (Bloch, 1785) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Syngnathoides biculeatus (Bloch, 1785) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Syngnathoides blochii Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted
Syngnathus biaculeatus Bloch, 1785 · unaccepted
Syngnathus tetragonus Thunberg, 1776 · unaccepted

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2026.
Growth and reproduction of double-ended pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus, in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia (en). Abgerufen am 19.03.2026.

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Double-end Pipehorse - Syngnathoides biaculeatus,Bweni, Kanga, Coast Region 2016

Syngnathoides biaculeatus - Dreieckige Seenadel

Husbandry know-how of owners

Ingemar
@Ingemar

am 24.07.13#3

Ein tolles Tier. Leider haben sie nach meiner Erfahrung genauso wie Seepferdchen nicht viel in großen Aquarien verloren. Sie haben gegen die anderen Fische keine Chance auf Dauer, wenn es um das Futter geht. Sie sind viel zu langsam gegen die Fische. Daher würde ich nur Becken empfehlen wo generell solche Tiere gehalten werden, die eher langsam sind. Ich bin ein voller Fan von den Tieren.

mbb
@mbb

am 20.02.06#2

Geschlechtsunterschied: keiner

geschlechtswandel: nein

mbb
@mbb

am 11.10.05#1

kleine berichtigung:männchen haben keine bruttasche,sondern "tragen die brut offen unter dem
schwanz"(kuiter;seepferdchen,seenadeln,
fetzenfische und ihre verwandten)
ich halte ein paar seit über einem jahr und kann das nur bestätigen.sind einfach zu pflegen und gingen sofort an gefrohrene mysis.
sind sehr zutraulich und beobachten mich ständig aus dem aquarium.bei arbeiten im becken kommen sie auch immer gleich an und kontrollieren,ob ich auch alles ordentlich mache.
ansonsten dienen sie meinen seepferdchen regelmäßig als reittiere(aber auch umgekehrt).

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