Biology:Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus

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Short description: Species of fish

Trunk-barred pipefish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Phoxocampus
Species:
P. tetrophthalmus
Binomial name
Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus

Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus, the trunk-barred pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[2] This species can be found in reefs and tide pools of the Indo-Pacific specifically Indonesia, the Philippines, and Guam.[3][4] They have also been observed in the Andaman, Cocos-Keeling, and Ryukyu islands.[5][6] Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans[7] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[3]

References

  1. Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65372876A67624200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65372876A67624200.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65372876/67624200. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R.. "Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65372876/67624200. 
  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. Allen, G.R.; Erdmann, M.V. (2012). Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Tropical Reef Research. 
  5. Masuda, H.; Amaoka, K.; Araga, C.; Uyeno, T.; Yoshino, T. (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo, Japan: Tokai University Press. 
  6. Rajan, P.T.; Sreeraj, C.R.; Immanuel, T. (2013). "Fishes of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A checklist". Journal of the Andaman Science Association 18 (1): 47-87. 
  7. Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology of Fishes 72: 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. 

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