Biology:Campichthys galei

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Short description: Species of fish

Gale's pipefish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Campichthys
Species:
C. galei
Binomial name
Campichthys galei
(Duncker, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ichthyocampus galei Duncker, 1909

Campichthys galei (Gale's pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.[1] It is endemic to Australia , found from Shark Bay (Western Australia) to the Spencer Gulf (South Australia) on the rubble bottom of inshore waters to depths of 18m. It can grow to lengths of 6 centimetres (2.4 in).[2] This species is ovoviviparous, with the males carrying eggs in a brood pouch until they are ready to hatch.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pollom, R. (2016). "Campichthys galei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65364120A115411601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65364120A67618993.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65364120/115411601. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Campichthys galei" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q2784484 entry