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Species Lissocampus fatiloquus (Whitley, 1943)

Prophet's Pipefish

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Fremantle (32º03´S, 115º44'E) to Shark Bay (25º48´S, 113º43'E), WA, also southern Bonaparte Archipelago, Kimberley region, WA (15º17'S, 124º16'E), and Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (17º10'S, 139º38'E); subtropical.

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, sargassum.

Extra Ecological Information

0-10m

 

Common Name References

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing pp. 240. [135]) (Prophet's Pipefish)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017 SYNGNATHIFORMES 18-Oct-2016 MODIFIED Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett
25-Jun-2015 SYNGNATHIFORMES 17-Nov-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED