Filicampus tigris

Syngnathidae
Tiger Pipefish, Tentacled Pipefish, Tiger Pipefish
  • Filicampus tigris, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
    Filicampus tigris, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
  • Filicampus tigris, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
    Filicampus tigris, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
  • Filicampus tigris, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Filicampus tigris, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Filicampus tigris, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Filicampus tigris, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Relatively large body, oblique bands on cheek, regular, widely spaced blue-black bands on body. Juveniles and sub-adults have dermal appendages behind head and along body. Occasionally observed resting on rubble bottom in deep embayments. Length to 30 cm.
Information
  • Max Size: 30 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-25.6°C
  • Depth: 2-30m
  • Habitat: Rocky Reef, Seagrass, Soft sediment
Rarity
  • Threats: Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (6% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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