Notiocampus

For other species known commonly as red pipefish, see Red pipefish (disambiguation).

Notiocampus ruber, known commonly as the red pipefish,^[3][4] is a species of pipefish endemic to the Indian Ocean waters along the southern coast of Australia and Tasmania. It occurs at depths from 5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft) over the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 16.4 cm (6.5 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.^[2]

Notiocampus
Notiocampus ruber
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Subfamily:	Syngnathinae
Genus:	Notiocampus C. E. Dawson, 1979
Species:	N. ruber
Binomial name
Notiocampus ruber (E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886)
Synonyms[2]
Nannocampus ruber Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886