Biology:Long-snouted pipefish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Long-snouted pipefish | |
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| Stigmatopora macropterygia seen in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Stigmatopora |
| Species: | S. macropterygia
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmatopora macropterygia A. H. A. Duméril, 1870
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The long-snouted pipefish (Stigmatopora macropterygia) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae
Physical description
Its length is up to 45 centimetres (18 in) and is eel-like in appearance
Breeding
The male is ovoviviparous and carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail. Males probably brood when about 24-25 cm in length.
Distribution
It is found around New Zealand including the Auckland Islands, generally at depths of less than 7.5 m.[2][3] It can be found in intertidal algal beds, and also on wharves and pilings.[4]
Conservation status
In 2016 its status in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was listed as Least Concern.[5]
See also
- Longsnout pipefish, Leptonotus norae
References
- ↑ Carlyle, C.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Stigmatopora macropterygia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T88342975A88342982.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/88342975/88342982.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Stigmatopora macropterygia" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ↑ Dawson, C. E. (1985). Indo-Pacific pipefishes: Red Sea to the Americas. Ocean Springs, Miss., U.S.A: Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. ISBN 978-0-917235-00-9.
- ↑ IUCN (2016-01-20) (in en). Stigmatopora macropterygia: Carlyle, C. & Pollom, R.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T88342975A115514525 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t88342975a88342982.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/88342975/0.
Wikidata ☰ Q2475449 entry
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