Pugnaso curtirostris, the pug-nosed pipefish, is a species of pipefish endemic to the coastal waters of southern Australia. It is found down to a depth of about 11 metres (36 ft) in beds of seagrasses of the genera Posidonia and Zostera. This species grows to a length of 18.2 centimetres (7.2 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Pugnaso Whitley, 1948 |
| Species: | P. curtirostris
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| Pugnaso curtirostris (Castelnau, 1872)
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References
edit- ^ Aylesworth, L. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Pugnaso curtirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65373532A67621208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65373532A67621208.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pugnaso curtirostris". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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