Phoxocampus belcheri, also known as the rock pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[2] The species can be found in shallow reefs and tide pools throughout much of the Indo-Pacific ranging from the eastern coast of Africa and the Red Sea to Tonga and Japan.[3] Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods.[4] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[3]
| Rock pipefish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Phoxocampus |
| Species: | P. belcheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Phoxocampus belcheri | |
References
edit- ^ a b Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Phoxocampus belcheri".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Phoxocampus belcheri".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
- ^ Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 72 (4): 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. S2CID 23797922.
External links
edit- Phoxocampus belcheri at FishBase
- Phoxocampus belcheri at Fishes of Australia