Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Harlequin Ghost Pipefish)

Regular on the bay sites, usually paired in crinoids or soft coral on the sand slopes. Also reported on the house reefs used for night dives.

Regularly found hovering near crinoids and soft coral; present most of the year.

Regular on Alor's muck and coral slopes, often paired near crinoids or soft coral; numbers vary through the season.

Seen among crinoids and rubble on muck and reef sites; often in pairs and easily overlooked.

A macro target on the black-sand and coral sites at Tulamben and Amed, often near crinoids.

May be found among crinoids and soft coral with a guide. No defensible Bangka-specific peak season was found.

Ornate ghost pipefish are reported on the Olympia Maru and other wrecks; a macro find that depends on a good guide's eyes rather than a guarantee.

Found among crinoids and debris at muck sites like El Dorado and Dauin South; often in pairs, but seasonal and easy to miss.

Reported at Stonehenge, 8 Mile Rock and Pattaya Corner; seasonal and easy to miss.

Reported year-round in crinoids and soft coral at Kapalai's Black Ray Channel and Mandarin Valley and around the Seaventures rig legs. Robust ghost pipefish are seen on the sand sites too.

Reliable enough among the gorgonians at Fan Forest Pinnacle and on the walls at Shark Cave that guides look for them on most itineraries. Sightings track the dive season simply because nobody is in the water outside it.

A macro find on the walls and house reefs; present but needs looking for, often near crinoids and soft coral.

Regularly reported at Madonna Rock and Moray Beach, usually paired in soft coral or crinoids. Finding one depends heavily on the guide rather than the month.

Ornate ghost pipefish are a prized macro find at Koh Haa and the Bida reefs, seasonal and easier to spot with a guide who knows the current haunts.

Ornate and robust ghost pipefish are found on macro sites such as Coral Cove, often near crinoids and sea fans. Seasonal and easy to overlook.

Ghost pipefish are reported among Romblon's macro subjects. The ornate species can be seasonal elsewhere, but no Romblon-specific window was verified.

One of the standard macro finds on the Padre Burgos muck and rubble sites, usually paired in crinoids or soft coral.

A regular macro find on the reef slopes and macro sites such as Teluk Maya, though numbers vary; often paired near crinoids and sea fans.

A macro sighting that depends on the guide spotting it against matching crinoids or corals; most associated with Richelieu Rock. Open season only.