Scientific Name
Halicampus mataafae

Common Name
Samoan pipefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3. Brownish in color, sometimes with irregular diffuse pale bars on dorsum (Ref. 4281).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Seale, 1906

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa (Ref. 4281), north to Taiwan, south to Queensland, Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

15 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 15 m (Ref. 37816)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.46 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (14 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated