Dunckerocampus boylei

Broad-banded pipefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Genus:Dunckerocampus
Species: D. boylei
Binomial name
Dunckerocampus boylei
Kuiter, 1998

Dunckerocampus boylei (broad-banded pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Red Sea, Mauritius, and Indonesia, but it is thought to be widespread throughout the Indian Ocean.[1] It lives in coastal caves and crevices at depths of 20–40 metres (66–131 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 16 centimetres (6.3 in).[1] It feeds on small crustaceans that grow on other fish species. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.[2] The specific name honours Bill Boyle, an underwater fish photographer who drew the attention of Kuiter to the species.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pollom, R. (2016). "Dunckerocampus boylei (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65366455A115420770. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Kuiter, R.H. (1998). "Pipefishes of the syngnathid genus Dunckerocampus (Sygnathiformes: Sygnathidae), with a description of a new species from the Indian Ocean". Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology. 3 (2): 81–84.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Dunckerocampus boylei" in FishBase. February 2018 version.

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