Spined pipefish (Phoxocampus diacanthus)

Scientific name: Phoxocampus diacanthus Schultz, 1943

Spined pipefish (Phoxocampus diacanthus)

The Spined pipefish (Phoxocampus diacanthus) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka to Samoa, north to Hong Kong, south to New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-24. Rings: 15-16+25-28.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Phoxocampus diacanthus
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.7
Depth range
40 m (131 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 40 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Samoa, north to Hong Kong, south to New Caledonia.
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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