Halicampus brocki

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| name = Tasselled pipefish

| image = Halicampus_brocki,_Sulawesi.jpg

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Halicampus brocki

| authority = Herald, 1953

| synonyms = {{Species list|Micrognathus brocki|Herald, 1953}}

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Halicampus brocki, the tasselled pipefish, or Brock's pipefish, is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from southern Japan, Guam and the Marshall Islands to the central east and west coasts of Australia.{{cite journal | author1 = Kuo, T. | author2 = Pollom, R. | name-list-style = amp | year = 2016 | title = Halicampus brocki | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2016 | page = e.T65367566A67624462 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65367566A67624462.en | doi-access = free }} It lives on coral and rocky reefs with algae, to depths of {{convert|45|m|ft}}.Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. P. 298 It can grow to lengths of {{convert|12|cm|in}}, and is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefish. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.