Southern little pipehorse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Idiotropiscis |
Species: | I. australe |
Binomial name | |
Idiotropiscis australe (Waite & Hale, 1921) |
The southern little pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australe) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. It camouflages amongst species of red algae. It is threatened by habitat loss.