Doryrhamphus pessuliferus
| Doryrhamphus pessuliferus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Doryrhamphus |
| Species: | D. pessuliferus |
| Binomial name | |
| Doryrhamphus pessuliferus (Fowler, 1938) | |
Doryrhamphus pessuliferus or the yellowbanded pipefish is a species of pipefish native to the Western Central Pacific, from the Philippines to Australia. It is found in inshore patch reefs and sometimes estuaries up to 44 m deep.[1] It feeds on micro-crustaceans and cleanes parasites off other fish.[1]
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, but is protected in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[1]
It grows to 16 cm in length.
References
- 1 2 3 Thompson, Vanessa; Bray, Dianne. "Yellowbanded Pipefish, Doryrhamphus pessuliferus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Doryrhamphus pessuliferus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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