Southern little pipehorse
| Southern little pipehorse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Idiotropiscis |
| Species: | I. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiotropiscis australis (Waite & Hale, 1921) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Acentronura australe Waite & Hale, 1921 | |
The southern little pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australis) 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]
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Idiotropiscis australe". FishBase. May 2013 version.
- ↑ Dianne J. Bray; Vanessa J. Thompson (2011). "Southern Pygmy Pipehorse, Idiotropiscis australis". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014.