Phoxocampus diacanthus explained

Phoxocampus diacanthus, also known as the obscure pipefish or spined pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Sygnathidae. It can be found inhabiting reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific from Japan and Sri Lanka to Samoa and New Caledonia in the south. [1] [2] [3] Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans.[4] [5] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Dawson. C.E.. 1985. The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
  2. Book: Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. Kuiter. R.H.. 2000. TMC Publishing. Chorleywood, UK.
  3. Senou. H.. Kobayashi. Y.. Kobayashi. N.. 2007. Coastal fishes of the Miyako Group the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Bulletin of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science). 36. 47–74.
  4. Howard. R. K.. Koehn. J. D.. 1985. Population dynamics and feeding ecology of pipefish (Syngnathidae) associated with eelgrass beds of Western Port, Victoria. Marine and Freshwater Research. 36. 3. 361–370. 10.1071/mf9850361.
  5. Ryer. C.H.. Orth. R.J.. 1987. Feeding ecology of the Northern Pipefish, Syngnathus fuscus, in a seagrass community of the Lower Chesapeake Bay. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation. 10. 4. 330–336. 10.2307/1351891. 1351891 .

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