The southern little pipehorse (Idiotropiscis australe) is a species of fish in the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.[2] It camouflages amongst species of red algae.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Southern little pipehorse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Idiotropiscis |
| Species: | I. australe
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiotropiscis australe | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Acentronura australe Waite & Hale, 1921 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Acentronura australe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61314A115204241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61314A67618649.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Idiotropiscis australe". FishBase. May 2013 version.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray & Vanessa J. Thompson, 2011, Southern Pygmy Pipehorse, Idiotropiscis australe, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4424
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