Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Crested 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
- Histiogamphelus briggsii
- Pugnaso curtirostris
- Histiogamphelus cristatus
- Stigmatopora nigra
- Stigmatopora narinosa
- Stipecampus cristatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Mitotichthys
- Species
- Mitotichthys meraculus
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