Common names:
Short-tailed pipefish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
fairly common (chances are about 50%)
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Found in the margins of estuaries in some abundance, particularly within the tidal influence. Most common in estuaries of perennial wet zone rivers and the Mahaweli; rare in freshwater. Also Ref. 5316, 4833, 2847.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
National Database: