🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Thread pipefish
Kyonemichthys rumengani Gomon, 2007
📖 Overview
Found on debris on mud and silt bottom having low, if any relief; individuals reluctant to leave the rock were these were first observed .
Scientific Name
Kyonemichthys rumengani
Authority
Gomon, 2007
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
2.7 cm
Depth Range
15–20 m
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Kyonemichthys
Kyonemichthys
Species
Thread pipefish
Kyonemichthys rumengani
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15. : eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Thread 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; demersal; depth range 15 - 20 m . Tropical West Pacific: Egypt, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00035 × L3.19
(TL)
Max TL
2.7cm
Dorsal Rays
15
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gomon, 2007
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