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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Idiotropiscis |
| Species: | I. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiotropiscis australe (Waite & Hale, 1921) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Acentronura australe Waite & Hale, 1921 | |
References
- Pollom, R. (2016). "Acentronura australe (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61314A115204241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61314A67618649.en.
- Froese, Rainer and 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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