Vanacampus phillipi explained

Vanacampus phillipi, also known as the Port Phillip pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. They can be found inhabiting seaweed and seagrass beds along the southern coast of Australia from Perth to Jervis Bay, New South Wales including the coast of Tasmania.^{[1] [2]} Their diet consists of small crustaceans such as copepods, amphipods, and mysid shrimps.^{[3] [4] [5]} Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth to 50 or less offspring.^[6]

External links

• Vanacampus phillipi at FishBase
• Vanacampus phillipi at Fishes of Australia

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. Web site: Port Phillip Pipefish, Vanacampus phillipi (Lucas 1891). Bray. J.D.. Thompson. V..
3. 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.
4. Edgar. G.J.. Shaw. C.. 1995. The production and tropic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia. III. General relationships between sediments, seagrasses, invertebrates and fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 107–131. 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00085-2 .
5. Kendrick . A.J. . Hyndes . G.E. . Patterns in the abundance and size-distribution of syngnathid fishes among habitats in a seagrass-dominated marine environment . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science . 2003 . 56 . 1–10.
6. Book: Role of syngnathids in shallow coastal ecosystems of southeastern Australia. Martin-Smith. K.. 2003.), Towards Ecosystem-based Fishery Management in New South Wales: Proceedings of the Experts and Data Workshop. Cronulla, Australia. 89–100.