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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Three-keel pipefish

Campichthys tricarinatus Dawson, 1977
Max Length
4.4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
3–11 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Specimens have been collected from coral knolls. Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .

Scientific Name
Campichthys tricarinatus
Authority
Dawson, 1977
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
4.4 cm
Depth Range
3–11 m
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Three-keel pipefish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 11 m . Tropical Central Pacific: northern Australia, including Baleine Bank and Montebello Island in Western Australia.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00035 × L3.19 (TL)
Max TL
4.4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2016

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Dawson, 1977

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