Notiocampus

Notiocampus ruber, the red pipefish, is a species of pipefish endemic to the Indian Ocean waters along the southern coast of Australia and Tasmania. It occurs at depths from 5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft) over the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 16.4 cm (6.5 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Notiocampus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Notiocampus
C. E. Dawson, 1979
Species:
N. ruber
Binomial name
Notiocampus ruber
Synonyms[2]

Nannocampus ruber Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886

References

  1. Zhang, X. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Notiocampus ruber (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65372435A115431108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65372435A67624688.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Notiocampus ruber" in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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