To reference this article:

Smith K. 2005. Notable pipefish sightings. Seadragon Foundation Articles.

This article refers to important pipefish sightings made in South Australia.

Notable Pipefish Sightings

by Kevin Smith

With more activity on the pipefish front happening all the time it is great to be able to report the following sightings.

24/10/04: Sawtooth pipefish (Maroubra perserrata) seen by Maggie Williams, Neville Skinner and Kevin Smith in a hole on Port Noarlunga reef.

 29/11/04: Macleays Crested pipefish (Rhino pipefish; Histiogamphelus cristatus) seen and Briggs Crested pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii) photographed over sand at Normanville by David Muirhead.

16/12/04: Knife-snout pipefish (Hypselognathus rostratus) seen over sand at Port Lincoln by Kevin Smith.

 21/12/04: Hairy pipefish (Urocampus carinirostris) netted from Zostera by Robert Browne and Kevin Smith at Laura Bay near Ceduna.

26/12/04: Large numbers of Gulf pipefish (Stigmatopora sp.) seen and photographed at Port Victoria by David Teubner.

29/12/04: Male Ring-backed pipefish (Stipecampus cristatus) seen on the edge of a Posidonia bed at Edithburgh by Kevin Smith.

 23/1/05: Sawtooth pipefish (Maroubra perserrata) seen by Simon Deane and Kevin Smith in a cave at Second Valley.

 23/1/05: Large male Spotted pipefish (Stigmatopora argus) with eggs seen by Kevin Smith and two visiting German divers and photographed by Steve Leske in a Posidonia bed 15m from Second Valley jetty.