Biology:Penetopteryx taeniocephalus

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Short description: Species of fish

Oceanic pipefish
Penetopteryx taeniocephalus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Penetopteryx
Species:
P. taeniocephalus
Binomial name
Penetopteryx taeniocephalus
Lunel 1881[1]

Penetopteryx taeniocephalus, also known as the oceanic pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[1] The species can be found inhabiting coral rubble and gravel in many areas of the Indo-Pacific including Madagascar , Mauritius, the Philippines , Indonesia, and Vanuatu.[2][3][4] Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods.[5] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[6][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhang, X.; Pollom, R. (2017). Penetopteryx taeniocephalus. 
  2. Dawson, C.E. (1980). "Notes on some Siboga Expedition pipefishes previously referred to the genus Syngnathus". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 50 (1): 221–226. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. 
  4. Letourneur, Y.; Chabanet, P.; Durville, P.; Taquet, M.; Teissier, E.; Parmentier, M.; Quéro, J.-C.; Pothin, K. (2004). "An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean". Cybium 28 (3): 199–216. 
  5. 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. 
  6. Dawson, C.E.; Allen, G.R. (1978). "Synopsis of the 'finless' pipefish genera (Penetopteryx, Apterygocampus, and Enchelyocampus, gen. nov.)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (4): 391–411. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2629764 entry