Stigmatopora argus, the spotted pipefish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family of pipefish and seahorses (Syngnathidae). The scientific name of the species is the first validly published in 1840 by Richardson.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spotted Pipefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stigmatopora nigra
- Syngnathus typhle
- Leptoichthys fistularius
- Stigmatopora narinosa
- Syngnathus temminckii
- Siphonognathus argyrophanes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Stigmatopora
- Species
- Stigmatopora argus
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