Campichthys tryoni

Campichthys tryoni (Tryon's pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae.[2] Little is known of this species, but the specimens that have been collected were found on the Queensland coast off of northeastern Australia.[1] It is a rare mainly tan coloured pipefish with brownish markings, it has a white blotch over the eyes, a pale patch above the operculum and it has small white dots along its back and tail. The males frequently show irregular dark barring along their ventral surface.[3] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch until giving birth to live young.[2] The largest known specimen is 7.2 centimetres (2.8 in) long, while males may brood at roughly 6–6 centimetres (2.4–2.4 in).[1] The species was described by James Douglas Ogilby in 1890 from a specimen collected in Moreton Bay, Queensland in 1886 and the specific name honours his friend, Mr Henry Tryon, with whom he enjoyed a collecting trip in Moreton Bay.[4] It is a listed Marine species in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[3]

Tryon's pipefish

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Campichthys
Species:
C. tryoni
Binomial name
Campichthys tryoni
(Ogilby, 1890)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ichthyocampus tryoni Ogilby, 1890

References

  1. Austin, D. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Campichthys tryoni (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65364201A115412457.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Campichthys tyroni" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. Thompson, V.J. & Bray, D.J. (2017). "Tryon's Pipefish, Campichthys tryoni (Ogilby 1890)". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. D.J. Ogilby (1890). "Descriptions of two new species of Australian Lophobranchiate fishes". Records of the Australian Museum. 1 (3): 55–56. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.1.1890.1225.

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