---
title: "Kelp Pipefish"
description: "Syngnathus californiensis — Fish. The kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis) is a species of pipefish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/kelp-pipefish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kelp Pipefish

> Syngnathus californiensis — Fish. The kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis) is a species of pipefish.

- Scientific name: *Syngnathus californiensis*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2186
- Wikidata: [Q3129576](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3129576)
- iNaturalist taxon: [117570](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/117570)

## Names

- en: Kelp Pipefish
- es: Pez pipa californiano
- fr: Syngnathe de Californie

## Countries with the most observations

US (1067), CA (777), MX (3)

## Summary

The kelp pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis) is a species of pipefish. It inhabits the eastern Pacific from the Bodega Bay in northern California, United States, to southern Baja California, Mexico. It is a marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 50 centimetres (20 in) length.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelp_pipefish

## Photo

![Kelp Pipefish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kelp-pipefish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quillipede · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204954971

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kelp-pipefish?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).