| Rock pipefish | |
|---|---|
| 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: | Phoxocampus |
| Species: | P. belcheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoxocampus belcheri Kaup 1856 | |
Phoxocampus belcheri, also known as the rock pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. The species can be found in shallow reefs and tide pools throughout much of the Indo-Pacific ranging from the eastern coast of Africa and the Red Sea to Tonga and Japan. Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.
References
- ^ Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Phoxocampus belcheri".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Aylesworth, L.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Phoxocampus belcheri".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
- Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 72 (4): 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. S2CID 23797922.
External links
- Phoxocampus belcheri at FishBase
- Phoxocampus belcheri at Fishes of Australia
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Phoxocampus belcheri | |