Stigmatopora narinosa, also known as the Southern Gulf pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. The species can be found in patches of seagrass and algae in the shallow waters of Spencer Gulf and the Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia. Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods and amphipods. Adult males have been measured at lengths up to 11.3 centimeters. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs from December to March before giving live birth.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gulf 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
- Stigmatopora argus
- Histiogamphelus briggsii
- Pugnaso curtirostris
- Histiogamphelus cristatus
- Mitotichthys meraculus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Stigmatopora
- Species
- Stigmatopora narinosa
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