Stigmatopora nigra

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Wide-bodied pipefish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Stigmatopora
Species:
S. nigra
Binomial name
Stigmatopora nigra
Kaup 1856 [1]

Stigmatopora nigra, also known as the wide-bodied pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. [1] This species can be found in the shallow waters, bays, and estuaries of southern Australia from Shark Bay to Brisbane, Tasmania, and New Zealand. [2] [3] They often inhabit seagrass or algae beds in addition to bare sand. [4] Their diet consists of small crustaceans such as copepods and amphipods. [5] Adult brooding males have been measured at 6.5-7 centimeters. [2] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity. [6] in which the males brood up to 25 eggs in a pouch below the tail before giving live birth. [2] [7] Stigmatopora nigra can live to 150 days old and are able to reproduce throughout the year. [8]

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