Gulf Pipefish,
Stigmatopora narinosa
Browne & Smith 2007
Other Names: Gulf Pipefish, Southern Gulf Pipefish
A Gulf Pipefish, Stigmatopora narinosa, with a parasitic isopod on its snout at Port Hughes Jetty, Gulf St Vincent, South Australia. Source: Graham Short. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A very slender pipefish with indistinct trunk and tail ridges, a flattened, slightly elevated snout, and a distinct banded pattern, often with a red tip on the prehensile tail.
The Gulf Pipefish has a very limited distribution, preferring areas with low turbidity and a patchy substrate of brown algae and sparse seagrass in 1-5 m.
Cite this page as: Bray, D.J. 2025, Stigmatopora narinosa in Fishes of Australia, accessed 01 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2695
Gulf Pipefish,
Stigmatopora narinosa
Browne & Smith 2007
References
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Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Seaford, Australia : Aquatic Photographics 331 pp.
Short, G. & Trevor-Jones, A. 2020. Stigmatopora harastii, a new species of pipefish in facultative associations with finger sponges and red algae from New South Wales, Australia (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 994: 105-123. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.994.57160