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Tiger pipefish

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

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Tiger pipefish
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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)
Synonyms2
  • 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

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