Macleay's crested pipefish

Histiogamphelus cristatus

Pearl spots on trunk ridges

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Macleay's crested pipefish is known around Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 26.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Histiogamphelus
Maximum length: 26.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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