Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the underwater world, evolution often follows familiar rules: males compete, and females choose. But, the captivating pipefish ...

Rainbow belly pipefish are captivating creatures. With their vibrant bodies, beautifully decorated sails, and graceful ...

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 unless ...

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 the ...

Some of the strangest animals in the ocean are also the hardest to find. Seahorses and pipefish don’t rely on speed or strength. Instead, they survive by becoming nearly invisible. Divers scan the ...

Male pipefishes and their seahorse cousins are the only males that actually become pregnant and give birth, but pipefishes likely will never win any Father of The Year awards – their attitude towards ...

Sarah Flanagan receives funding from the Brian Mason Scientific Trust and the Marsden Fund. If you’ve ever watched a natural history programme on TV, you’ve probably seen animals performing a wide ...

The critically endangered estuarine pipefish is known to inhabit only two estuaries on the eastern coast of South Africa. Recent studies are uncovering how the health of its estuarine habitat rests on ...