Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Breeding Information

Species:	Dunckerocampus pessuliferus
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity Reference: CORAL MAGAZINE, Volume 9, Issue 3 - May/June 2012 - Successful Breeding of the Yellow-Banded Pipefish
Class:	C
Synonyms:	Doryrhamphus pessuliferus
Environment:	Marine; demersal; depth range 44 - 44 m (Ref. 58018 )
Size/Weight/Age:	Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635 )
Distribution:	Western Central Pacific: Known off Sulade Islands in the Sulu Archipelago (Ref. 5316 ). Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Ref. 75154 ).
Description:
Biology:	Adults prefer muddy substrate and usually seen by divers in deep waters that are not disturbed by waves, but it enters shallow estuaries. Adults form pairs and usually swim along the bottom around large remote coral heads on mud slopes. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205 ). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205 ). An active cleaner. (Ref. 48635 )
Data Sheet:	http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7723
WoRMS:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Dunckerocampus pessuliferus
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