Biology:Stigmatopora argus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatopora |
| Species: | S. argus
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| Stigmatopora argus (J. Richardson, 1840)
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Stigmatopora argus, the spotted pipefish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family of pipefish and seahorses (Syngnathidae). The scientific name of the species is the first validly published in 1840 by Richardson.[3][4]
It is endemic to Australia , is usually green with obvious black spots on its dorsal surface and can grow to a length of 27 centimetres.
Stigmaptopora argus has a prehensile tail that it uses to clasp seagrass or macroalgae. It feeds on small crustaceans, including copepods and mysids.[4]
References
- ↑ Carlyle, C.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Stigmatopora argus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T88342897A115514252. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T88342897A88342927.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88342897/115514252.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Stigmapora argus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ "Stigmatopora argus". http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=66276.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Spotted Pipefish, Stigmatopora argus (Richardson, 1840)". australianmuseum.net.au. http://australianmuseum.net.au/spotted-pipefish-stigmatopora-argus.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2223075 entry
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