Range
Previously found within the Bushmans, Kariega and Kasuka River estuaries in eastern South Africa (4), this species was declared extinct in 1994 (3). An additional population was discovered the following year however, in the East Kleinemonde Estuary, on the Sunshine Coast of South Africa (6).
Habitat
The river pipefish is a bottom-dwelling fish that inhabits brackish waters (2), and is strongly associated with Ruppia cirrhosa beds (a submerged plant) in the upper and middle reaches of the river (6).
