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Pugnose Pipefish (Pugnaso curtirostris)

Observer

henrycarrick

Date

July 10, 2021 07:30 PM AWST

Description

Pictured at night in 1-6m of water in estuarine system over halophila meadows and silty/shell bottom. Water was 15 degrees Celsius.

Pugnose Pipefish - Photo (c) Glen Whisson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Glen Whisson
kevincfishes's ID: Pugnose Pipefish (Pugnaso curtirostris)
Added on January 25, 2024
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Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)

Observer

marinejanine

Date

January 15, 2024 01:41 PM ACDT
Deepbody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)
Added on January 16, 2024
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Brushtail Pipefish (Leptoichthys fistularius)

Observer

marinejanine

Date

November 9, 2023 01:19 PM ACDT
Brushtail Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Brushtail Pipefish (Leptoichthys fistularius)
Added on January 1, 2024
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Brushtail Pipefish (Leptoichthys fistularius)

Observer

marinejanine

Date

December 28, 2023 01:59 PM ACDT
Brushtail Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Brushtail Pipefish (Leptoichthys fistularius)
Added on January 1, 2024
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Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)

Observer

marinejanine

Date

December 7, 2023 12:59 PM ACDT

Description

Noting here the superficial similarity of the head to Campichthys tryoni.

Body has a series of lateral ridges.

I have not seen this type of pipefish before.

Deepbody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)
Added on January 1, 2024
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Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)

Observer

marinejanine

Date

December 7, 2023 01:29 PM ACDT

Description

Yellow-green pipefish near Posidonia seagrass. Initially I thought it might be a Vanacampus but now I am unsure.

EDIT: Correct ID by Kevin Smith, and lateral shot from same day found in camera role has been added to this series, showing the red and blue lateral bars characteristic of female Kaupus.

Deepbody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)
Added on December 28, 2023
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Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)

Observer

marinejanine

Date

December 21, 2023 12:13 PM ACDT

Description

Juvenile, golden-green pipefish with short snout and flag tail. Indistinct striping on posterior section. Pipefish swam from one brown algae to another whilst being photographed.

Doesn’t quite match Pugnaso.

Deepbody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)
Added on December 28, 2023
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Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)

Observer

davemmdave

Description

This is another female.After finding the 1st female (see previous observation) I searched her immediate vicinity (a few metres diameter) hoping to spot a male partner.No luck.Having taken what I hoped were adequate pics of the 1st female,who scarcely moved more than about 30 cm from where I'd found her during the multiple strobe flashes and despite quite strong tidal flow,I moved away to image some other subjects e.g. gobies and gastropods.I then decided to return for more photographs of the lone female.I could not locate her,despite careful scrutiny.But I then noticed another,paler,greener and slightly smaller Deepbody Pipefish ,within a metre of where I'd left the first,more red-brown female. Initially I was fairly sure I'd lucked upon the 'absent' male of a breeding pair.
But as is now apparent(per Janine's comment below) my gender speculation was wrong

[My speculation hinged on these being the only 2 of this species I saw on this snorkel,their mildly different colouration, and their being very close to each other,albeit not observed together ]

The snorkel depth was from 0 to ~3 m (mostly less than 2 m), with much healthy Zostera grass along with silty muddy bare areas,scanty algae,and of course mangrove-lined banks]

Tags

dsm
Deepbody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)
Added on December 28, 2023
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Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

September 15, 2020 01:41 PM ACST

Description

Head of,showing detail

Deepbody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Deepbody Pipefish (Kaupus costatus)
Added on December 28, 2023
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Hairy Pipefish (Urocampus carinirostris)

Observer

fionaoutdoors

Date

December 2023

Description

Riding drift/detached Zostera at surface. Approx 7cm long

Hairy Pipefish - Photo (c) Tom Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Davis
kevincfishes's ID: Hairy Pipefish (Urocampus carinirostris)
Added on December 27, 2023
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Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)

Observer

scubawayne

Date

September 29, 2023 11:32 AM ACST
Port Phillip Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)
Added on November 5, 2023
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Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

September 29, 2023 12:31 PM ACST

Description

MLSSA dive, with buddy WL.The only Syngnathid we saw, but visibility was quite poor. Tide low but starting to rise quite quickly during the roughly 1.5 hour dive, with shifting current direction at different points along the jetty (making photography harder, because we often inadvertently caused suspended sediment to envelope our subjects).

Tags

dsm
Port Phillip Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)
Added on November 5, 2023
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Knifesnout Pipefish (Hypselognathus rostratus)

Observer

fionaoutdoors

Description

Hidden among drift algae (Caulocystis sp.) at the surface until it realised it had been seen - it left the drift weed and swam along the surface of the water. Appeared to be in an area of ?longshore current - the current transporting a higher concentration of drift weed parallell to shore heading north with an incoming tide. Approximately 15cm long. The week previous saw some strong westerly winds in the area, so very possible it was blown in to the area rather than resident.

Knifesnout Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Knifesnout Pipefish (Hypselognathus rostratus)
Added on September 28, 2023
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Brushtail Pipefish (Leptoichthys fistularius)

Observer

jeanvtucker

Date

February 11, 2023 09:18 AM ACDT
Brushtail Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Brushtail Pipefish (Leptoichthys fistularius)
Added on September 27, 2023
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Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)

Observer

johnsear

Date

March 19, 2023 10:06 AM AEDT
Crested Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)
Added on April 7, 2023
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Gulf Pipefish (Stigmatopora narinosa)

Observer

johnsear

Date

March 4, 2023 10:54 AM ACDT
Gulf Pipefish - Photo (c) heidienn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kevincfishes's ID: Gulf Pipefish (Stigmatopora narinosa)
Added on March 13, 2023
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Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)

Observer

fionaoutdoors

Date

January 27, 2023 03:01 PM ACDT

Description

Drifting with current on the outside of the reef, north of the jetty

Spotted Pipefish - Photo (c) Claire Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claire Brooks
kevincfishes's ID: Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)
Added on March 1, 2023
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Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)

Observer

mcgiraffe73

Date

June 9, 2020 11:24 PM ACST
Port Phillip Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)
Added on March 1, 2023
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Rhino Pipefish (Histiogamphelus cristatus)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

January 3, 2023 09:25 AM ACDT

Description

Small individual,poor pics of,found by buddy KS.

Tags

dsm
Rhino Pipefish - Photo (c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by J. Martin Crossley
kevincfishes's ID: Rhino Pipefish (Histiogamphelus cristatus)
Added on January 5, 2023
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Knifesnout Pipefish (Hypselognathus rostratus)

Observer

ocean_girl_19

Date

October 2, 2022 07:56 AM ACDT

Description

Saw lots of juvenile pipefish this day.

Pipefishes, Seahorses, and Seadragons - Photo (c) Alberto Estrada, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alberto Estrada
kevincfishes's ID: Pipefishes, Seahorses, and Seadragons (Family Syngnathidae)
Added on January 5, 2023
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Observer

ocean_girl_19

Date

July 21, 2022 08:42 AM ACST

Place

Town Jetty (Google, OSM)

Description

Tail coiled around weed in pontoon. I have been told these were called pinfish, though photos don't match so uncertain. Size approx. 6/7cm from tip to tip.

Stigmatopora - Photo (c) Clinton Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Clinton Duffy
kevincfishes's ID: Genus Stigmatopora, a member of Tail-brooding Pipefishes (Subfamily Syngnathinae)
Added on January 5, 2023
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Gulf Pipefish (Stigmatopora narinosa)

Observer

fionaoutdoors

Date

October 27, 2022 02:44 PM ACDT
Gulf Pipefish - Photo (c) heidienn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kevincfishes's ID: Gulf Pipefish (Stigmatopora narinosa)
Added on December 21, 2022
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Gulf Pipefish (Stigmatopora narinosa)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

October 26, 2022 07:55 AM ACDT

Description

East of outer end of new jetty. The only syngnathid seen on this dive.

Gulf Pipefish - Photo (c) heidienn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
kevincfishes's ID: Gulf Pipefish (Stigmatopora narinosa)
Added on October 27, 2022
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Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

March 26, 2022 11:36 AM ACDT
Port Phillip Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Port Phillip Pipefish (Vanacampus phillipi)
Added on October 23, 2022
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Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

March 26, 2022 10:53 AM ACDT

Description

Presumably an immature Crested pipefish.

Crested Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)
Added on October 21, 2022
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Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

March 26, 2022 10:39 AM ACDT

Description

Yet another example of the dark morph, adult.

Crested Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii)
Added on October 21, 2022
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Widebody Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

March 26, 2022 11:53 AM ACDT
Widebody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Widebody Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra)
Added on October 21, 2022
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Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

March 26, 2022 11:42 AM ACDT

Tags

dsm
Spotted Pipefish - Photo (c) Claire Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claire Brooks
kevincfishes's ID: Spotted Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)
Added on October 21, 2022
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Widebody Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

February 14, 2010 08:05 PM ACDT

Description

Swalkel in longshore tide pool.

Widebody Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Widebody Pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra)
Added on October 18, 2022
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Sawtooth Pipefish (Maroubra perserrata)

Observer

oceanpanda

Date

January 29, 2022 10:02 AM ACDT

Place

Australia (Google, OSM)

Description

Seacliff reef

Sawtooth Pipefish - Photo (c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Spencer Muirhead
kevincfishes's ID: Sawtooth Pipefish (Maroubra perserrata)
Added on October 17, 2022
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