Phoxocampus diacanthus
| Obscure pipefish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Phoxocampus |
| Species: | P. diacanthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phoxocampus diacanthus Schultz 1943[2]
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Phoxocampus diacanthus, also known as the obscure pipefish or spined pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Sygnathidae.[2] It can be found inhabiting reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific from Japan and Sri Lanka to Samoa and New Caledonia in the south. [3][4][5] Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans.[6][7] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Phoxocampus diacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65372732A67624190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65372732A67624190.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. "Phoxocampus diacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ a b Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
- ^ Kuiter, R.H. (2000). Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing.
- ^ Senou, H.; Kobayashi, Y.; Kobayashi, N. (2007). "Coastal fishes of the Miyako Group the Ryukyu Islands, Japan". Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science). 36: 47–74.
- ^ Howard, R. K.; Koehn, J. D. (1985). "Population dynamics and feeding ecology of pipefish (Syngnathidae) associated with eelgrass beds of Western Port, Victoria". Marine and Freshwater Research. 36 (3): 361–370. doi:10.1071/mf9850361.
- ^ Ryer, C.H.; Orth, R.J. (1987). "Feeding ecology of the Northern Pipefish, Syngnathus fuscus, in a seagrass community of the Lower Chesapeake Bay". Coastal Estuarine Research Federation. 10 (4): 330–336. doi:10.2307/1351891.
External links[edit]
- Phoxocampus diacanthus at FishBase
- Phoxocampus diacanthus at Fishes of Australia