All species in the genus are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans on reefs or rubble bottoms.

During courtship, the male and female "dance" around one another above the substrate.

The female lays her eggs in a sheet, which she then presses against the underside of the male.

The male will then grow skin over the eggs to form a brood pouch.

Small pipefish hatch out of the eggs within a few weeks.