Filicampus tigris

Filicampus tigris
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Filicampus
Whitley, 1948
Species: F. tigris
Binomial name
Filicampus tigris
(Castelnau, 1879)

Filicampus tigris, the Tiger pipefish, is a species of pipefish native to the marine waters around Australia at depths of from 2 to 27 metres (6.6 to 88.6 ft). This species grows to a length of 29.6 centimetres (11.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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