Trawl pipefish

Trawl pipefish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Kimblaeus
C. E. Dawson, 1980
Species: K. bassensis
Binomial name
Kimblaeus bassensis
C. E. Dawson, 1980

The trawl pipefish, Kimblaeus bassensis, is a species of pipefish found only in the Tasman Sea and the Bass Strait off of the southern coast of Australia, where it can be found at depths from 58 to 74 m (190 to 243 ft).[1] This species grows to 16 cm (6.3 in) in standard length. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Kimblaeus bassensis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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