Sydney's pygmy pipehorse (Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri)

Scientific name: Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri Kuiter, 2004

Sydney's pygmy pipehorse (Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri)

The Sydney's pygmy pipehorse (Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Southwestern Pacific, known from the Sydney region (Clovelly, Cronulla and Botany Bay) and Jervis Bay.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; rings 11 + 43-44; subdorsal rings 2.5 + 1.5; head length 86-91% of trunk length, and angled ventrad approximately 25? from longitudinal axis of body; trunk length 18-20% TL; snout length 2.2-2.6 in HL; top of head with prominent, tall, frontal ridge. Coloration: white to dark grey wit brown to red blotches or irregular banding; sometimes uniformly burgundy-red. Fleshy appendages mostly red with grey branches or tips.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.5
Depth range
6–30 m (20–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwestern Pacific: known from the Sydney region (Clovelly, Cronulla and Botany Bay) and Jervis Bay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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