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Photo index of fishes on Singapore shores
Others: odd-shaped fishes


Hairy seahorse
Hippocampus sp.

Tiger- tailed seahorse
Hippocampus comes

Estuarine seahorse
Hippocampus kuda

Slender seamoth
Pegasus volitans
 
6-8cm. Hairy filaments all over the body. Seagrasses and seaweeds. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. 8-10cm. Yellow tail with dark bands. Coral reefs, living branching corals. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. 8-10cm. All yellow, black or shades of brown and pink. Seagrasses. Commonly seen on our Northern shores. 4-6cm. Hard body with long pointed snout tipped white or beige, large pelvic fins are held out horizontally and often spread out. Various colours and patterns. Seasonally common on our Northern shores.  

in red are those listed among the threatened animals of Singapore from Davison, G.W. H. and P. K. L. Ng and Ho Hua Chew, 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore.
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typical fish-shape

  small < 5cm
medium 5-10cm
large > 10cm

globular
round, ball-like

flattened fishes
flattened downwards
  sting rays
others

disk-shaped
flattened sideways


long
  eel-, worm-like
stick-like

others

  mudskippers
odd shaped
living w others
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