Red pipefish
| Red pipefish | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Notiocampus C. E. Dawson, 1979 |
| Species: | N. ruber |
| Binomial name | |
| Notiocampus ruber (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886) | |
The red pipefish, Notiocampus ruber, is a species of pipefish endemic to the Indian Ocean waters along the southern coast of Australia and Tasmania.[1] 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.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Notiocampus ruber" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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