| Southern Gulf pipefish | |
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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: | Stigmatopora |
| Species: | S. narinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmatopora narinosa Browne and Smith 2007 | |
Stigmatopora narinosa, also known as the Southern Gulf pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. The species can be found in patches of seagrass and algae in the shallow waters of Spencer Gulf and the Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia. Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods and amphipods. Adult males have been measured at lengths up to 11.3 centimeters. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs from December to March before giving live birth.
References
- ^ Carlyle, C.; Pollom, R. "Stigmatopora narinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ Browne, R.K.; Smith, K. (2007). "A new pipefish, Stigmatopora narinosa(Syngnathidae) from south Australia". Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 64: 1–6. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2007.64.1.
- Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 72 (4): 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. S2CID 23797922.
External links
- Stimatopora narinosa at FishBase
- Stimatopora narinosa at Fishes of Australia
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Stigmatopora narinosa | |
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