Biology:Vanacampus poecilolaemus

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Short description: Species of fish

Australian long-nosed pipefish
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Syngnathus poecilolaemus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Vanacampus
Species:
V. poecilolaemus
Binomial name
Vanacampus poecilolaemus
Peters 1868 [2]

Vanacampus poecilolaemus, also known as the Australian long-nosed pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[2] They can be found inhabiting seaweed and seagrass beds of estuaries along the southern coast of Australia including the northern coast of Tasmania.[3][4][5] Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as mysid shrimps.[6] Adults of this species can reach up to 30 cm in length.[3] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth to roughly 40-50 offspring.[3][7]

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Rachinski, T. (2016). "Vanacampus poecilolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T65375703A67622370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65375703A67622370.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65375703/67622370. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pollom, R.; Rachinski, T.. "Vanacampus poecilolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/65375703/67622370. Retrieved 22 May 2019. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. 
  4. Kuiter, R.H. (1993). Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. 
  5. Gomon, M.F.; Bray, D.J.; Kuiter, R.H. (2008). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Reed New Holland, Museum Victoria. 
  6. Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology 72 (4): 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. 
  7. Bray, D.J.; Thompson, V.J.. "Vanacampus poecilolaemus". Museum of Australia. http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3199#moreinfo. 

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