Edmondson's pipefish (Halicampus edmondsoni) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is endemic to coastal waters of the Hawaiian Islands, from Oahu to Maui, where it inhabits shallow reefs, beaches and tidepools to depths of 33 metres (108 ft). Although this species' feeding habits are unknown, it is expected to feed on small crustaceans similar to other pipefishes.[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young. Males may brood at 9.4 centimetres (3.7 in).[3]

Edmondson's pipefish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Halicampus
Species:
H. edmondsoni
Binomial name
Halicampus edmondsoni
Synonyms[2]
  • Ichthyocampus edmondsoni Pietschmann, 1928

Etyology

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The fish is named in honor of biologist Charles Howard Edmondson of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, who helped Pietschmann with his work and also collected the type specimen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kuo, T. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Halicampus edmondsoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65367581A67624497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65367581A67624497.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halicampus edmondsoni". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SYNGNATHIFORMES: Families AULOSTOMIDAE, CENTRISCIDAE, FISTULARIIDAE, SOLENOSTOMIDAE and SYNGNATHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

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