Pugnaso curtirostris
| Pugnaso curtirostris | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Pugnaso Whitley, 1948 |
| Species: | P. curtirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pugnaso curtirostris (Castelnau, 1872) | |
Pugnaso curtirostris, the Pug-nosed pipefish, is a species of pipefish endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia. It is found down to a depth of about 11 metres (36 ft) in beds of seagrasses of the genera Posidonia and Zostera. This species grows to a length of 18.2 centimetres (7.2 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pugnaso curtirostris" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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