Halicampus

Halicampus is a genus of pipefishes of the family Syngnathidae, containing 12 described species.

==Etymology== The name Halicampus is derived from Greek. The first part of the name, ', is a word for sea or salt when used in combination with other words, deriving from , '. In this case, hali- has been combined with ', which is from the Greek word ', meaning a bend, turn, or curve.