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Notiocampus

Notiocampus ruber, known commonly as the red pipefish, is a species of pipefish endemic to the Indian Ocean waters along the southern coast of Australia and Tasmania. It occurs at depths from 5 to 20 m over the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 16.4 cm (6.5 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Notiocampus
Notiocampus ruber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Notiocampus
C. E. Dawson, 1979
Species:
N. ruber
Binomial name
Notiocampus ruber
Synonyms2

Nannocampus ruber Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886

Notiocampus ruber, known commonly as the red pipefish,34 is a species of pipefish endemic to the Indian Ocean waters along the southern coast of Australia and Tasmania. It occurs at depths from 5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft) over the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 16.4 cm (6.5 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.2

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  1. Zhang, X. & Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Notiocampus ruber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T65372435A115431108. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65372435A67624688.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Notiocampus ruber". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. "Common name of Notiocampus ruber". FishBase. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.
  4. "Common name of Notiocampus ruber". FishBase. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023.