''Pugnaso curtirostris'', the pug-nosed pipefish, is a
species
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of
pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and ''Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae.
Description
Pipefish look like straight-bodied seah ...
endemic
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to the coastal waters of southern
Australia
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. It is found down to a depth of about in beds of seagrasses of the genera ''
Posidonia
''Posidonia'' is a genus of flowering plants. It contains nine species of marine plants ("seagrass"), found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.
The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) accept this gen ...
'' and ''
Zostera
''Zostera'' is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass, or simply seagrass or eelgrass, and also known as seaweed by some fishermen and recreational boaters including yachtsmen. The genus ''Zostera'' con ...
''. This species grows to a length of
SL. This species is the only known member of its
genus
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.
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References
Syngnathidae
Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley
Fish described in 1872
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