Histiogamphelus briggsii

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Pollom, R. |year=2016 |title=Histiogamphelus briggsii |volume=2016 |page=e.T65368238A67622405 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65368238A67622405.en |access-date=29 April 2024}}

| taxon = Histiogamphelus briggsii

| authority = McCulloch, 1914{{cite web |author1=Vaness J. Thompson |author2=Dianne J. Bray |title=Histiogamphelus briggsii |work=Fishes of Australia |publisher=Museums Victoria |access-date=24 Jan 2019 |url=http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1460}}

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Histiogamphelus briggsii, also known as Brigg's pipefish or crested pipefish (among others), is a species of marine fish in the family Sygnathidae. It can be found in the shallow waters (up to {{cvt|30|m}} in depth) surrounding South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Northern Tasmania.{{cite journal |author=Dawson, C. E.|year=1984|title=Synopsis of Australian pipefishes usually referred to the syngnathine (tail-pouch) genera Syngnathus, Leptonotus and Histiogamphelus |journal=Memoirs of the Museum Victoria |volume=45 |issue=1–2 |pages=71–123 |url=https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-45-issue-2-1984/71-123/ |doi=10.24199/j.mmv.1984.45.05 }}{{cite book|author=Kuiter, R.H.|year=2000|title=Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes|publisher=TMC Publishing, Chorleywood, UK}} Its habitat can consist of reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy beach and estuarine environments Individuals of this species can grow to lengths of {{cvt|25|cm}}. They are an ovoviviparous species, in which males brood eggs and give birth to live young.{{cite book|author=Dawson, C.E.|year=1985|title=Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas) |publisher=The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA}}