| Broad-banded pipefish | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Dunckerocampus |
| Species: | D. boylei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dunckerocampus boylei Kuiter, 1998 | |
Dunckerocampus boylei (broad-banded pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Red Sea, Mauritius, and Indonesia, but it is thought to be widespread throughout the Indian Ocean. It lives in coastal caves and crevices at depths of 20–40 metres (66–131 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). It feeds on small crustaceans that grow on other fish species. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young. The specific name honours Bill Boyle, an underwater fish photographer who drew the attention of Kuiter to the species.
References
- ^ Pollom, R. (2017) . "Dunckerocampus boylei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65366455A115420770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65366455A67624140.en.
- Kuiter, R.H. (1998). "Pipefishes of the syngnathid genus Dunckerocampus (Sygnathiformes: Sygnathidae), with a description of a new species from the Indian Ocean". Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology. 3 (2): 81–84.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dunckerocampus boylei". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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