Rock pipefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Phoxocampus |
Species: | P. belcheri
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Binomial name | |
Phoxocampus belcheri |
Phoxocampus belcheri, also known as the rock pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. [2] The species can be found in shallow reefs and tide pools throughout much of the Indo-Pacific ranging from the eastern coast of Africa and the Red Sea to Tonga and Japan. [3] Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods. [4] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth. [3]
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