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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Dunckerocampus: From Duncker, an ichthyologist and taxonomist that recognized four Gobiidae families (1928) + Gr, kampe = bent.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 45 m (Ref. 9407). Tropical

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 4. Usually with 4-5 dark bands crossing opercle (Ref. 4281).

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Chagos Islands and Maldives.

Common among coral and in reef caves and crevices; usually found in pairs. Nearly always seen swimming upside down against ceiling of caves (Ref. 48635). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

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Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00056 (-0.18532 - 0.18645), b=3.11 (3.01 - 3.21), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.55 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Dunckerocampus multiannulatus (Regan, 1903)