rock pipefish

Phoxocampus belcheri

Seven Point Two Centimeters Pipefish of Japanese Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Pipefishes and Allies
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Phoxocampus
Maximum length: 7.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa, eastward to Japan and Fiji Islands. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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