#pipefish — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pipefish, aggregated by home.social.
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@viveknityananda.bsky.social Your science cartoons are terrific! Might you be #InspiredByIconicFishes, with the Inspiration Kit at https://www.iconicfishes.art/ by @iconicfishes & the in-depth research @projectseahorse? It would be great to highlight the unique characteristics & behaviours of the Syngnathiformes, #IconicFishes ...
#seahorse #trumpetfish #seadragon #pipefish #OceanArt #SciComm
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@viveknityananda.bsky.social Your science cartoons are terrific! Might you be #InspiredByIconicFishes, with the Inspiration Kit at https://www.iconicfishes.art/ by @iconicfishes & the in-depth research @projectseahorse? It would be great to highlight the unique characteristics & behaviours of the Syngnathiformes, #IconicFishes ...
#seahorse #trumpetfish #seadragon #pipefish #OceanArt #SciComm
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Meet ‘Snuffleupagus,’ a newfound #fish sporting shaggy #camouflage
Species has a thick coat that mimics colorful #coral
The woolly, reddish fish is a variety of ghost #pipefish, camouflaged fishes related to #seahorses. Species has a striking resemblance to Mr. Snuffleupagus, Big Bird’s shaggy, mammothlike friend on Sesame Street. The fish — no longer than a matchstick — evolved to move like floating algal, drifting passively back and forth
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-fish-sesame-street-snuffleupagus
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Meet ‘Snuffleupagus,’ a newfound #fish sporting shaggy #camouflage
Species has a thick coat that mimics colorful #coral
The woolly, reddish fish is a variety of ghost #pipefish, camouflaged fishes related to #seahorses. Species has a striking resemblance to Mr. Snuffleupagus, Big Bird’s shaggy, mammothlike friend on Sesame Street. The fish — no longer than a matchstick — evolved to move like floating algal, drifting passively back and forth
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-fish-sesame-street-snuffleupagus
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The "Bodyguard" Bonus
Additionally, tiny crustaceans love to graze on the algae that grows on the #seagrass, which can block sunlight. By using the grass as a hunting ground, the #pipefish acts as a miniature pest-control unit, keeping the blades clean so the plant can photosynthesize efficiently.So while the classic definition leans toward "no harm, no foul," the reality is a beautiful, circular economy where the plant provides the home, and the fish pays rent in fertilizer and security!
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The "Bodyguard" Bonus
Additionally, tiny crustaceans love to graze on the algae that grows on the #seagrass, which can block sunlight. By using the grass as a hunting ground, the #pipefish acts as a miniature pest-control unit, keeping the blades clean so the plant can photosynthesize efficiently.So while the classic definition leans toward "no harm, no foul," the reality is a beautiful, circular economy where the plant provides the home, and the fish pays rent in fertilizer and security!
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Seagrass beds often grow in nutrient-poor, sandy waters. The droppings from pipefish, seahorses, and other residents provide a direct, localized source of vital nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.The pipefish eats tiny, free-swimming crustaceans (amphipods and copepods).
It digests them and releases waste right among the blades of grass.
The seagrass absorbs these nutrients directly through its leaves and root systems, fueling its growth.
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Seagrass beds often grow in nutrient-poor, sandy waters. The droppings from pipefish, seahorses, and other residents provide a direct, localized source of vital nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.The pipefish eats tiny, free-swimming crustaceans (amphipods and copepods).
It digests them and releases waste right among the blades of grass.
The seagrass absorbs these nutrients directly through its leaves and root systems, fueling its growth.
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The pipefish gets immense benefits: an flawless hiding spot from larger predators, a stable hunting ground filled with microscopic crustaceans, and shelter from strong ocean currents.The seagrass, meanwhile, is completely unaffected by the tiny, lightweight fish hitching a ride in its leaves.It is the ultimate "free rider" strategy of the ocean.
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The pipefish gets immense benefits: an flawless hiding spot from larger predators, a stable hunting ground filled with microscopic crustaceans, and shelter from strong ocean currents.The seagrass, meanwhile, is completely unaffected by the tiny, lightweight fish hitching a ride in its leaves.It is the ultimate "free rider" strategy of the ocean.
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In biology, a commensal relationship is a type of symbiotic interaction where one organism benefits, while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
For the spotted pipefish (Stigmatopora argus), these relationships are usually forged with marine plants like seagrasses or large seaweeds.
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In biology, a commensal relationship is a type of symbiotic interaction where one organism benefits, while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
For the spotted pipefish (Stigmatopora argus), these relationships are usually forged with marine plants like seagrasses or large seaweeds.
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Pipe Dream
#Pipefish share the family Syngnathidae with seahorses, seadragons and pipehorses, all possessing the same tubular jaws and limited swimming ability. Like their relatives, pipefish have evolved sophisticated camouflage, mimicry and commensal relationships that help them survive in complex habitats. This spotted pipefish (Stigmatopora argus), photographed in the shallow seagrass beds of Trial Bay, Tasmania, is one such master of disguise.
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Pipe Dream
#Pipefish share the family Syngnathidae with seahorses, seadragons and pipehorses, all possessing the same tubular jaws and limited swimming ability. Like their relatives, pipefish have evolved sophisticated camouflage, mimicry and commensal relationships that help them survive in complex habitats. This spotted pipefish (Stigmatopora argus), photographed in the shallow seagrass beds of Trial Bay, Tasmania, is one such master of disguise.
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Hairy new #fish species discovered in the Great Barrier Reef https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hairy-fish-species-great-barrier.html
Solenostomus snuffleupagus sp. nov., a hairy ghost #pipefish from the Southwest Pacific, with an integrative comparison to S. paegnius https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.70497
"These close relatives of seahorses and sea dragons often closely match the color of their surroundings and develop skin filaments that look like algae or coral."
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🐘🌊 Marine biologist David Harasti officially identified the hairy ghost #pipefish after 20 years of searching the #GreatBarrierReef.
Named Solenostomus snuffleupagus for its shaggy resemblance to the #SesameStreet character, this master of #camouflage uses thick skin filaments to blend into #coral, evading researchers for decades.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/snuffleupagus-fish-sesame-street/
#marinebiology #science #nature #antarctica #research #oceanography #wildlife #taxonomy #biodiversity #exploration
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🐘🌊 Marine biologist David Harasti officially identified the hairy ghost #pipefish after 20 years of searching the #GreatBarrierReef.
Named Solenostomus snuffleupagus for its shaggy resemblance to the #SesameStreet character, this master of #camouflage uses thick skin filaments to blend into #coral, evading researchers for decades.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/snuffleupagus-fish-sesame-street/
#marinebiology #science #nature #antarctica #research #oceanography #wildlife #taxonomy #biodiversity #exploration
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The #razorfish #pipefish & #seahorse are all related – yet so different from each other, & from us! See the call by @iconicfishes for a global arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes, & the glorious images / videos / details in the Inspiration Kit at https://www.iconicfishes.art
🧵 4/#syngnathidae #IconicFishes #music #dance #craft #art #OceanArt
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The #razorfish #pipefish & #seahorse are all related – yet so different from each other, & from us! See the call by @iconicfishes for a global arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes, & the glorious images / videos / details in the Inspiration Kit at https://www.iconicfishes.art
🧵 4/#syngnathidae #IconicFishes #music #dance #craft #art #OceanArt
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Here Ammi introduces some of the characters who live in the seagrass, & shows us part of their home.
🧵 3/#razorfish #pipefish #seahorse #nudibranch #seastar #seagrass #habitat #IconicFishes #AmmiLeong
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Here Ammi introduces some of the characters who live in the seagrass, & shows us part of their home.
🧵 3/#razorfish #pipefish #seahorse #nudibranch #seastar #seagrass #habitat #IconicFishes #AmmiLeong
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The story is set in a seagrass meadow.
🧵 2/#seagrass #Malaysia #pipefish #seahorse #seabed #iconicfishes #AmmiLeong
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The story is set in a seagrass meadow.
🧵 2/#seagrass #Malaysia #pipefish #seahorse #seabed #iconicfishes #AmmiLeong
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The invitation to participate in the global arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes is now available in simplified & traditional Chinese, & in French:
https://www.iconicfishes.art/resources
Looking forward to more languages, & seeing more art inspired by #IconicFishes. Please see our ambitions, & boost!
@goodnews @nature#MarineConservation #art #music #dance #sculpture #biology #conservation #ecology #ocean #SaveOurSeas #seahorse #pipefish #seadragon #OceanArt
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The invitation to participate in the global arts movement #InspiredByIconicFishes is now available in simplified & traditional Chinese, & in French:
https://www.iconicfishes.art/resources
Looking forward to more languages, & seeing more art inspired by #IconicFishes. Please see our ambitions, & boost!
@goodnews @nature#MarineConservation #art #music #dance #sculpture #biology #conservation #ecology #ocean #SaveOurSeas #seahorse #pipefish #seadragon #OceanArt
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These are dwarfed by the huge scale of new threats. Life amid the 3-dimensionality of a thriving habitat contrasts with the flattened desert & devastated seabed after the passage of a bottom trawl.
🧵 5/n#BottomTrawling #pipefish #seahorse #seadragon #BellowsFish #IconicFishes
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These are dwarfed by the huge scale of new threats. Life amid the 3-dimensionality of a thriving habitat contrasts with the flattened desert & devastated seabed after the passage of a bottom trawl.
🧵 5/n#BottomTrawling #pipefish #seahorse #seadragon #BellowsFish #IconicFishes
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@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Mantas are glorious! For further brightening, see the #IconicFishes on a new site from @projectseahorse
https://www.iconicfishes.art/ourfishes& especially at the glorious inspiration kit under "participate". Please spread the word!
#seahorse #pipefish #trumpetfish #cornetfish #flutemouth #bellowsfish #seadragon
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@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social Mantas are glorious! For further brightening, see the #IconicFishes on a new site from @projectseahorse
https://www.iconicfishes.art/ourfishes& especially at the glorious inspiration kit under "participate". Please spread the word!
#seahorse #pipefish #trumpetfish #cornetfish #flutemouth #bellowsfish #seadragon
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A Pipefish - Singnatus
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #fish #pipefish -
There is a Ghost pipefish in the seafan
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #coral #ghost #pipefish #gorgonia -
Pipefish: Who’s the best dad? https://www.oceanblogs.org/oceanvoices/2024/07/14/pipefish-whos-the-best-dad/
"#Seahorses are the most famous example of male pregnancy... but their relatives, the broad-nosed #pipefish, also carry their embryos in a pouch on their bodies... The females of this #fish compete with each other for the males and have ornaments on their sides that they use for this competition... the immune systems of males and females show switched patterns to conventional sex roles"
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Team of biologists discover fluorescence in 27 marine creatures https://phys.org/news/2024-06-team-biologists-fluorescence-marine-creatures.html
New observations of fluorescent organisms in the Banda Sea and in the Red Sea https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292476
"Among the instances of newly found #fluorescence were species of boxer #crabs, snake #pipefish, and multiple species of stony #corals. The team also noted that some were truly unique, such as the scarlet #frogfish, which fluoresced green all over its body but also displayed random orange patches."
