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Heraldia nocturna Paxton, 1975

Description

Common Names

  • Upside-down pipefish , English , Australia
  • Western upside-down pipefish , English , Australia
  • Yömerineula , Finnish , Finland
  • 宫海龙鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 宮海龍魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: Syngnathidae

    Genus: Heraldia

    Species: Heraldia nocturna Paxton, 1975

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

    Biology

    Adults occur in rocky reefs. Appear to feed nocturnally, and usually found swimming upside down in caves or under ledges during the day. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Males carry the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may be brooding at 6.3 cm SL.

    Habitat

    associated