Tryon's Pipefish, Campichthys tryoni (Ogilby, 1890)

  • Author(s)
    Mark McGrouther
  • Updated
    28/06/19
  • Read time
    2 minutes
Tryon's Pipefish, Campichthys tryoni Click to enlarge image
A Tryon's Pipefish on a sandy bottom in a small seagrass bed, Gold Coast Seaway, Queensland, 2014. Image: Ian Banks
© Ian Banks

Fast Facts

  • Size Range
    It grows to about 7.5 cm in length.

Introduction

Graham Short's video below shows a Tryon's Pipefish filmed in the Gold Coast Seaway.

Identification

Tryon's Pipefish is often brown with white spots.

Distribution

The species is only known from Queensland.

This map shows species occurrence observations from data recorded in the Atlas of Living Australia.

References

  1. Kuiter, R.H. 2009. Seahorses and their relatives. Aquatic Photographics. Pp. 333.