• Location: Romblon Island

  • Depth: medium depth

  • Cover Photo: Alwaysbubbles.nl

  • Scientific Name: Siokunichthys bentuviai, Clark, 1966

The Barred Xenia-Pipefish (Siokunichthys bentuviai) is a well camouflaged and rare pipefish that lives between the polyps of Xenia corals. As these fish move around a lot it is a good challenged for underwater photographers to get a good photo of these beautiful fish.

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