🌊 Marine
Data Deficient
🐠 Aquarium
🌡️ Subtropical
Southern little pipehorse
Idiotropiscis australis Waite & Hale, 1921
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf . Males may have developed brood pouches at about 4.5 cm TL . Ovoviviparous .
Scientific Name
Idiotropiscis australis
Authority
Waite & Hale, 1921
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
5.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Syngnathiformes
Syngnathiformes
Family
Syngnathidae
Syngnathidae
Genus
Idiotropiscis
Idiotropiscis
Species
Southern little pipehorse
Idiotropiscis australis
🐟 Physical Description
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Southern little pipehorse is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Subtropical South and Western Australia.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00035 × L3.19
(TL)
Max TL
5.5cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2016
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Waite & Hale, 1921
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Southern little pipehorse.
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