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Halicampus brocki (Herald, 1953)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Body rings 14 + 33-37. Slender species with branching tentacles on the head (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Halicampus

Species: Halicampus brocki (Herald, 1953)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Pacific: Philippines and northwestern Australia to Queensland, north to the Yaeyama Islands; Marshall and Mariana Islands in Micronesia.

    • Biology

    Adults occur in lagoon and seaward reefs, at moderate depths (Ref. 48635). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Solitary and cryptic among corals and weeds (Ref 90102).

    Habitat

    associated