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Title: Pipefish Larval Stage, Philippines
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The elaborate pelagic larval stage of a short-tailed pipefish (Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus), which as an adult looks simply like a bent stick. Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.
- Anilao
- Balayan Bay
- Batangas
- Batangas marine protected area
- blackwater
- Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes
- Fishes
- Luzon
- Marine Life
- pelagic
- Philippines
- plankton
- Seahorses: Syngathidae: Sygnathidae
- short-tailed pipefish: Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
- Tropical West Pacific Ocean
- Verde Island Passages
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