The Zavora pipefish (Halicampus zavorensis) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is only known from three specimens found in the Western Indian Ocean, one from Zavora, Mozambique and two from Sur, Oman.[1] Little is known about its habitat or feeding habits, but they are expected to feed on small crustaceans similar to other pipefish.[1] It can grow to at least 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Halicampus |
| Species: | H. zavorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Halicampus zavorensis C. E. Dawson, 1984[2]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Vaidyanathan, T. & Pollom, R. (2017). "Halicampus zavorensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T65367996A67624482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T65367996A67624482.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halicampus zavorensis year-2018". FishBase.
- ^ Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. ISBN 978-0917235009.
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