Booth;s pipefish (Halicampus boothae)

Scientific name: Halicampus boothae Whitley, 1964

Booth;s pipefish (Halicampus boothae)

The Booth;s pipefish (Halicampus boothae) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-24; Anal soft rays: 3 - 4. Rings:14+33-37.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Halicampus boothae
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.5
Depth range
3–30 m (10–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Comoro Islands. Western Pacific: Honshu in Japan, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, Chesterfield Islands and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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