Long-snouted pipefish

Long-snouted pipefish
Stigmatopora macropterygia seen in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Stigmatopora
Species:
S. macropterygia
Binomial name
Stigmatopora macropterygia
Synonyms[2]
  • Stigmatopora longirostris Hutton, 1872

The long-snouted pipefish (Stigmatopora macropterygia) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae

Physical description

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Its length is up to 45 centimetres (18 in).

Distribution

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It is found around New Zealand including the Auckland Islands, at depths of a few metres.[2][3]

Conservation status

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In 2016 its status in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was listed as Least Concern.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carlyle, C. & Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Stigmatopora macropterygia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T88342975A115514525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T88342975A88342982.en.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stigmatopora macropterygia". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
  4. ^ IUCN (20 January 2016). Stigmatopora macropterygia: Carlyle, C. & Pollom, R.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T88342975A115514525 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t88342975a88342982.en.