Double-ended pipefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Trachyrhamphus |
Species: | T. bicoarctatus
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Binomial name | |
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus Bleeker 1857
[2]
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Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, also known as the double-ended pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. [2] They can be found in reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy habitats throughout the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to New Caledonia and from Japan to Australia. [3] [4] [5] Males of this species are considered mature when they reach approximately 26 centimeters long, but adults can grow to be lengths of 40 centimeters. [3] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which males brood eggs before giving live birth. [6]
Double-ended pipefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Trachyrhamphus |
Species: | T. bicoarctatus
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Binomial name | |
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus Bleeker 1857
[2]
|
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, also known as the double-ended pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. [2] They can be found in reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy habitats throughout the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to New Caledonia and from Japan to Australia. [3] [4] [5] Males of this species are considered mature when they reach approximately 26 centimeters long, but adults can grow to be lengths of 40 centimeters. [3] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which males brood eggs before giving live birth. [6]