| Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses), subfamily: Syngnathinae |
| 6.46 cm SL (female) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 102 m, non-migratory |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. |
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| The holotype was collected from mid-continental shelf benthos (102 m); at this depth, high energy waves sweep the bed of the Great Australian Bight, producing expanses of rippled sand interspersed with sponge and bryozoans stabilised 'islands'. The site has a complex, highly diversed assemblage of bryozoans, including Adeona, a number of bushy flexible species (Family Catenicellidae), 'lace corals' (Fam. Phidoloporidae) and some sponges, on coarse substrate of calcareous sand. The female holotype collected in late July had a greatly distended abdomen holding eleven hydrated oocytes approximately 2 mm in diameter (Ref. 85152). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 July 2016 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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