''Bryx randalli'', the ocellated pipefish, is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the western Atlantic in the Caribbean Sea, where it inhabits the shallow

subtidal zone The neritic zone (or sublittoral zone) is the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately in depth. From the point of view of marine biology it forms a relatively stable and well-illuminated ...

to depths of 30m. It feeds on benthic

invertebrates Invertebrates are a paraphyletic group of animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a ''backbone'' or ''spine''), derived from the notochord. This is a grouping including all animals apart from the chordate ...

such as crabs and molluscs, and is less than 10 cm long. This species is

ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...

, with the males carrying the eggs in their brood pouch until they hatch.

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