Yellowbelly Pipefish

Pseudophallus starksii

Pipefish from South American Waters

Yellow
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
South America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Yellowbelly Pipefish is known around Central and South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the largest recorded length is 17.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Pseudophallus
Maximum length: 17.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Central and South America: Baja California Sur and Sinaloa, Mexico to Santa Rosa, Ecuador.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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