Stipecampus cristatus

Stipecampus cristatus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Stipecampus; Whitley, 1948
Species:	S. cristatus
Binomial name
	Stipecampus cristatus; (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)

Stipecampus cristatus, the Ring-backed pipefish, is a species of pipefish found in the waters of the Indian Ocean off the southern coast of Australia. It occurs on reefs in beds of red and brown algae down to depths of 15 metres (49 ft). This species grows to a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Stipecampus cristatus". FishBase. October 2012 version.

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