species: Unidentified pipefish 1 in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Unidentified pipefish 1


©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified pipefish 1, 8 to 10 cm long, at North Point, Lizard Island. Note short snout with abruptly paler, swollen tip.

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified pipefish 1, 8 to 10 cm long, at North Point, Lizard Island. Head is at left.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gasterosteiformes
Family Syngnathidae
Species Unidentified pipefish 1

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

This might be Festucalex gibbsi, a rarely-recorded species that is known from Lizard Island (Kuiter, 2000) and from off Cape Flattery to the south (Atlas of Living Australia accessed 20 Nov 2021). However, other records are from much deeper water (20-91 m) than this one (8-12 m).

Size

  • Up to 10 cm (Estimated max length of photographed specimen.)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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