Phoxocampus belcheri Rock pipefish

Phoxocampus belcheri is commonly referred to as Rock pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 9174
AphiaID:: 218031

Scientific:: Phoxocampus belcheri
German:: Seenadel
English:: Rock Pipefish

Category:: Nålefisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Phoxocampus (Genus) > belcheri (Species)
Initial determination:: (Kaup, ), 1856

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, Australia, China, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Laccadive Sea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, Vietnam
Size:: up to 2.83" (7.2 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-01-16 19:44:55
Last edit:: 2016-01-16 19:44:55

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(Kaup, 1856)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathinae (Subfamily) > Phoxocampus (Genus) > Phoxocampus belcheri (Species)

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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