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Syngnathidae
Short-keel pipefish
Hippichthys parvicarinatus
Male carries eggs in tail pouch
- Tropical
- Continental endemic
- Local endemic species
- Transcontinental
- Oceania
- Anguilliform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Oceania
Anguilliform
SmallShort-keel pipefish is a fish found around Oceania. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Hippichthys
- Maximum length
- 8.2 cm
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Oceania: endemic to Australia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
