Armored pipefish
📖 Overview
Adults occur over muddy bottom. Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Total number of body plates is 33-35. Color and color patterns highly variable: most specimens in dark-color phase with dark red background overlaid with reticulated yellow to orange blotches; some in light-color phase of yellow to beige with few spots of darker pigment on body. Two large black spots present between first and third dorsal-fin spines . Long caudal peduncle and elongated caudal fin . : other; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Armored pipefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Pelvic fins of females are modified as brood pouch for the reception of the eggs .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 95 m . Tropical Southeast of Kyushu Islands, Japan to Arafura Sea, Indonesia and Australia; east tio Fiji.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Armored Ghost Pipefish · Armored pipefish · Longtail Ghost Pipefish |
| 🌍CES | vějířník béžový |
| 🇩🇪German | Langschwanz-Geisterpfeifenfisch |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Purjekummitusneula |
| 🌍MSA | Ikan naga |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-cachimbo-fantasma-de-armadura |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 鋸齒剃刀魚 · 锯齿剃刀鱼 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solenichthys armatus | Weber | 1913 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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