Filicampus tigris

Filicampus tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Subfamily:Syngnathinae
Genus:Filicampus
Whitley, 1948
Species: F. tigris
Binomial name
Filicampus tigris
(Castelnau, 1879)
Synonyms[2]
  • Syngnathus tigris Castelnau, 1879
  • Syngnathus superciliaris Günther, 1880

The tiger pipefish (Filicampus tigris) is a species of pipefish native to the marine waters around Australia at depths of from 2 to 27 metres (6.6 to 88.6 ft). This species grows to a length of 29.6 centimetres (11.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Pollom, R. (2016). "Filicampus tigris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65367453A67624788. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Filicampis tigris" in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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