The ribboned pipefish
(''Haliichthys taeniophorus''), ribboned pipehorse or ribboned seadragon, is a
species
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of
pipefish found along the coast of northern Australia (
Shark Bay
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to
Torres Strait
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) and New Guinea (both
West New Guinea and
Papua New Guinea
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) in habitats ranging from shallow and weedy to deeper and sandy bottoms down to depths of .
This species grows to a total length of . Their colors can range from greenish yellow to brownish red.
This species is the only known member of its
genus
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.
References
External links
Fishes of Australia : ''Haliichthys taeniophorus''
Syngnathidae
Fish of New Guinea
Fish described in 1859
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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