Pipefish with dark or pale spots Photo: Saspotato Widebody Pipefish Stigmatopora nigra Similar to spotted pipefish Spotted Pipefish Variable colour, from greenish to Stigmatopora argus brownish depending on habitat, Length: to 25 cm females often with orange line along side Very long body and snout During breeding season, females No tail fin have swollen trunk, males have small Usually greenish-brown pouch on underside of tail long snout Photo: Saspotato Brownish with blue bars on sides and indistinct bars and spots Common in bays and estuaries Photo: Saspotato Port Phillip Pipefish Vanacampus phillip
Pipefish Photo: Saspotato Spotted Pipefish Stigmatopora argus Length: to 25 cm Very long body and snout No tail fin Usually greenish-brown with dark or pale spots Widebody Pipefish Stigmatopora nigra Similar to spotted pipefish Variable colour, from greenish to brownish depending on habitat, females often with orange line along side During breeding season, females have swollen trunk, males have small pouch on underside of tail Photo: Saspotato Photo: Saspotato Port Phillip Pipefish Vanacampus phillip long snout Brownish with blue bars on sides and indistinct bars and spots Common in bays and estuaries
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