| Lissocampus caudalis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Lissocampus |
| Species: | L. caudalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lissocampus caudalis Waite & Hale, 1921 | |
Lissocampus caudalis, also called the Australian smooth pipefish or the smooth pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Sygnathidae.
They are found in coastal seagrass beds, rock pools, and rocky subtidal habitats along the southern coast of Australia from Northern Tasmania to Perth. Their diet consists mostly of amphipods and copepods. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity, in which the males give live birth.
References
- ^ Pollom, R.; Qian, Y. (2016). "Lissocampus caudalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65370051A67624150.en.
- Dawson, C. E. 1977. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Lissocampus(Syngnathidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89: 599-620.
- Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000a. Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. TMC Publishing, Chorleywood, UK.
- ^ Kendrick, A.J. and Hyndes, G.A. 2003. Patterns in the abundance and size-distribution of syngnathid fishes among habitats in a seagrass-dominated marine environment. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 56: 1–10.
- Breder, C.M. and Rosen, D.E. 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey, USA.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lissocampus caudalis | |