ID Pipefish please!!

[ScarabRa]

Came in to my LFS, its approx 2 to 3 inches long.
really flat head and upper torso.


any guesses??

its temporarily in there fuge now, but I may buy it

 

[Terryz_]

It is not a pipe... It is a clingfish...

 

[KUDA]

An urchin clingfish. Usually hard to feed. It eats sea urchin feet.

 

[ScarabRa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10681276#post10681276 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KUDA
An urchin clingfish. Usually hard to feed. It eats sea urchin feet.

THANKS GUYS!!

ok, so you can tell by the shape or is this a specifically known lil fella?


any particular urchin needed?
or any/all will do?

 

[Terryz_]

If i am not wrong only those black long spine urchin... It is generally easy to ID this fella... Since there is only one species that is readily available in the market...

 

[ScarabRa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10682699#post10682699 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Terryz_
If i am not wrong only those black long spine urchin... It is generally easy to ID this fella... Since there is only one species that is readily available in the market...

yes, quick google searchb gives this:

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12891

EXACT SAME THING...lol

google is unbelievable sometimes