Stigmatopora harastii, a New Species of Red Pipefish from Botany Bay, Australia

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Stigmatopora harastii is a brand new species of pipefish with a bright red coloration to hide amongst a particular habitat of sponges and red algaes. It’s surprising that the discovery was made in Australia’s Botany Bay, right there in the harbor of Australia’s capital city of Sydney, New South Wales. The discovery was made as far back…
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