Long-head pipefish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Trachyrhamphus |
Species: | T. longirostris
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Binomial name | |
Trachyrhamphus longirostris |
Trachyrhamphus longirostris, also known as the long-head pipefish or straightstick pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. [1] They can be found in muddy estuaries on the continental shelf throughout the Indo-Pacific from Eastern Africa to the Solomon Islands and Japan. [2] [3] The diet of Trachyrhamphus longirostris likely consists of small crustaceans. [4] Adult individuals can grow to be approximately 33 centimeters in length. [2] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which males brood eggs before giving live birth. [2]