Brush-tailed pipefish
| Leptoichthys | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
| Genus: | Leptoichthys Kaup, 1853 |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptoichthys fistularius[1] Kaup, 1853[2] | |
The brush-tailed pipefish, Leptoichthys fistularius, is a species of pipefish found in shallow to intermediate depths off the coast of southern Australia, usually in seagrass beds.[3] This species is the largest know species of pipefish, growing to a maximum of 63 cm (25 in) in length. Like other pipefishes, the male carries the fertilized eggs in a pouch under his tail until they hatch. The genus name comes from the Greek leptos meaning "thin" and ichthys meaning "fish".
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Kuiter, Rudie H. 2000. Seahorses, pipefishes, and the relatives. Chorleywood, UK: TMC Publishing. 240 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leptoichthys fistularius" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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