Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3. Brownish in color, sometimes with irregular diffuse pale bars on dorsum (Ref. 4281).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Halicampus

Species: Halicampus mataafae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Collected from reef pool, rock, and coral habitats to a depth of over 15 m. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Solitary, but seldom noticed due to cryptic habits (Ref 90102).

Habitat

associated