Siphonognathus caninis
Siphonognathus caninis, the sharpnose weed whiting, is a species of ray-finned fish, a weed whiting endemic to the southern coasts of Australia. It is also known as the clown pipefish because it will often act like a clown to scare off other fish. It is mistakenly called the tubemouth because of its resemblance to Siphonognathus argyrophanes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Siphonognathus |
| Species: | S. caninis
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Nicknames
It has a lot of nicknames, such as clown weed whiting, false tubemouth, or cowboy fish.