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Stipecampus cristatus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

Ring-backed pipefish
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Common names: Crested pipefish, Ringback pipefish, Ring-backed pipefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Victoria, South Australia, and Flinders I., Tasmania (Ref. 5316). Museum: Spencer Gulf, South Australia, SAMA F.569 (Ref. 12965). Also Ref. 51523.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Stipecampus: Greek, stipe = stalk, organ resembling a stalk + Greek, kampe = curved (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: McCulloch & Waite.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m (Ref. 5316).   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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