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Syngnathidae

Ring-backed pipefish

Stipecampus cristatus

Fish Reaching Twenty Two Centimeters in Australian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Ring-backed pipefish is a fish of Eastern Indian Ocean. The largest recorded length is 22 cm. Its body is an eel-like body.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Stipecampus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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