Ornate pipefish (Halicampus macrorhynchus)

Scientific name: Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915

Ornate pipefish (Halicampus macrorhynchus)

The Ornate pipefish (Halicampus macrorhynchus) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk ridge ending at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge continuous with inferior tail ridge; body rings 14 or 15 + 25-25. Colors vary with habitat, colorful on algae-rubble and dull on sand.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Halicampus macrorhynchus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
3–25 m (10–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northern Red Sea (Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba), Indonesia off Sumbawa Islands, Queensland in Australia, Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, New Britain Islands and Guadalcanal Islands in the Solomon Islands.
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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