Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3 - 4. Side and dorsum of body with about 15 diffuse dark brown bars separated by 2-3 pale or mottled interspaces; venter of trunk with light brown bar on each ring (Ref. 4281).

Common Names

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Zavora-pypvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Zavora pipefish , English , South Africa

莫桑比克海蠋魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

莫桑比克海蠋鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Halicampus

Species: Halicampus zavorensis Dawson, 1984

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

Habitat

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demersal