Dunckerocampus pessuliferus (yellowbanded pipefish), occasionally Doryrhamphus pessuliferus, is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is a coastal species, inhabiting waters around the Coral Triangle, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia.[1] It lives in coral patches on sandy and muddy slopes at depths of 15–44 metres (49–144 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).[2] It is an active cleaner, feeding off of parasitic crustaceans growing on other fishes.[1] The adult fish form pairs and are normally observed swimming along the bottom around large remote coral heads on muddy slopes.[3] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Dunckerocampus |
| Species: | D. pessuliferus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler, 1938
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Doryrhamphus pessuliferus (Fowler, 1938) | |
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, but is protected in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[4]
Identifying features
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The head and body of D. pessuliferus have alternating reddish-brown and yellow bands, while the tail is mostly red with a yellow spot in the center and marginal white markings.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Dunckerocampus pessuliferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65367059A115421785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65367059A67624145.en.
- ^ Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dunckerocampus pessuliferus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ^ Thompson, Vanessa; Bray, Dianne. "Yellowbanded Pipefish, Doryrhamphus pessuliferus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Vanessa J. & Dianne J. Bray, Dunckerocampus pessuliferus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Jan 2018, http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3180
Further reading
editExternal links
edit- Photos of Dunckerocampus pessuliferus on Sealife Collection
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