Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Holocentriformes
Hiodontiformes
Acipenseriformes
Gobiiformes
Perciformes/Cottoidei
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Gobiesociformes
Myctophiformes
Cypriniformes
Synbranchiformes
Myxiniformes
Perciformes/Bembropoidei
Gonorynchiformes
Acropomatiformes
Gadiformes
Aulopiformes
Alepocephaliformes
Carangaria/misc
Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei
Blenniiformes
Cyprinodontiformes
Dactylopteriformes
Chimaeriformes
Mugiliformes
Echinorhiniformes
Petromyzontiformes
Rajiformes
Myliobatiformes
Torpediniformes
Perciformes/Serranoidei

Halicampus boothae (Whitley, 1964)

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 24; Anal soft rays: 3 - 4. Rings:14+33-37.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Halicampus

Species: Halicampus boothae (Whitley, 1964)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Western Indian Ocean: Comoro Islands. Western Pacific: Honshu in Japan, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands (Ref. 8879), Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897) and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).

Biology

Inhabits rock or coral reef (Ref. 205). Benthic species (Ref. 75154). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Habitat

associated