''Maroubra'' is a
genus of
pipefishes with one species, ''M. perserrata'',
endemic to
Australia
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and the other, ''M. yasudai'', endemic to
Japan
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.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Maroubra perserrata
''Maroubra perserrata'', also known as the sawtooth pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. This species can be found at depths up to 20 meters along the coast of Australia from southern Queensland to southern ...
''
Whitley, 1948 (sawtooth pipefish)
* ''
Maroubra yasudai''
C. E. Dawson, 1983 (orange pipefish)
References
Syngnathidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
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