Pseudophallus mindii explained

Pseudophallus mindii, also known as the freshwater pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. They can be found in freshwater coastal rivers and mangrove estuaries ranging from Belize to Brazil.[1] Members of this species can grow to lengths of 16 cm and their diet likely consists of small crustaceans.[2] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Dawson . C.E. . Family Syngnathidae: The Pipefishes . Fishes of the Western North Atlantic . 1982 . 1 . 8 . 1–172.
  2. Kendrick . A.J. . Hyndes . G.A. . Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes . Environmental Biology of Fishes . 2005 . 72 . 4 . 415–427 . 10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. 23797922 .
  3. Book: Breder . C.M. . Rosen . D.E. . Modes of reproduction in fishes . 1966 . T.F.H. Publications . Neptune City, New Jersey.
  4. Book: Dawson . C.E. . Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas) . 1985 . The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs . Mississippi, USA.

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