Red Pipefish

Notiocampus ruber, known commonly as the red pipefish, is a species of pipefish endemic to the temperate waters along the southern coast of Australia, including 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) and is the only known member of its genus. N. ruber is a historically understudied species, with fewer than 12 records nationally prior to 2021, and its reproductive morphology and phylogenetic placement remained unresolved for more than four decades after the genus was described by C. E. Dawson in 1979.