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Halicampus nitidus (Günther, 1873)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk ridge ending at anal ring; lateral trunk ridge continuous with inferior tail ridge; body rings 13-15 + 30-32.

Common Names

  • Glittering pipefish , English , Australia
  • Glittering pipefish , English , Solomon Is.
  • Glittering pipefish , English , Indonesia
  • Glittering pipefish , English , New Caledonia
  • Glittering pipefish , English , Micronesia
  • Glittering pipefish , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Iga ni kuli , Gela , Solomon Is.
  • 横带海蠋鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 橫帶海蠋魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Cá Chìa vôi , Vietnamese , Viet Nam
  • Dagum-dagum , Visayan , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Halicampus

    Species: Halicampus nitidus (Günther, 1873)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Adults inhabit reef flats to a depth of over 17 m. Easily recognized by color but secretive and not often seen (Ref. 48635). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Also seen in coral reefs in 1-20 m (Ref 90102).

    Habitat

    associated