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Mother-of-pearl pipefish (Vanacampus margaritifer)
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Mother-of-pearl pipefish (Vanacampus margaritifer) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Mother-of-pearl pipefish

Vanacampus margaritifer

Fifteen Point Nine Centimeters Pipefish of Australian Waters

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Mother-of-pearl pipefish is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 15.9 cm.

Maximum length
15.9 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Pacific: Southport, southern Queensland to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and off Rottnest Island, Western Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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