Southern little pipehorse
The southern little pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australe) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.[2] It camouflages amongst species of red algae.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Southern little pipehorse | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Idiotropiscis |
Species: | I. australe |
Binomial name | |
Idiotropiscis australe (Waite & Hale, 1921) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Acentronura australe Waite & Hale, 1921 |
References
- Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Acentronura australe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61314A115204241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61314A67618649.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Idiotropiscis australe" in FishBase. May 2013 version.
- Dianne J. Bray & Vanessa J. Thompson, 2011, Southern Pygmy Pipehorse, Idiotropiscis australe, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4424
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