''Hypselognathus horridus'', known commonly as the prickly pipefish or shaggy pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family
Sygnathidae[ This species lives on the ]continental shelf
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in depths ranging from . It is endemic
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to the Great Australian Bight, located in South Australia
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.ovoviviparity
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in which the males brood eggs and give birth to live young [
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References
External links
''Hypselognathus horridus''
at Fishbase
''Hypselognathus horridus''
at Fishes of Australia
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Syngnathidae
Fish described in 1982