Syngnathidae

Ladder pipefish

Festucalex scalaris

Fish Reaching Eighteen Centimeters in Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Continental endemic
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Ladder pipefish is known around Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 18 cm.