Weedy sea dragon

Leafy fish ( Phycodurus eques )

The subfamily of Nadelpferdchen and pipefish ( Solegnathinae ) is comprised of various pipefish species from the Indo-Pacific, including the well known fish scraps from the coasts of Australia. The pipefish are distinguished by their leaf -like serving of camouflage, skin outgrowths of the other members of the group.

Allen Nadelpferdchen and ghost pipefish lack a caudal fin. The tail of the Nadelpferdchen, as the seahorse, used as a prehensile organ.

Reproduction

As with all pipefish passed the females the eggs to the male fish, which they carry to the slip at the tail base. There are no pelagic larval stage. The hatched juveniles immediately go to the hidden life of the parents near the ground over. Therefore, all species have only a relatively small area of ​​distribution.

An exception is the double-ended Nadelpferdchen ( Syngnathoides biaculeatus ). Here, the male carries the eggs on the abdominal base. The boys keep on driving after hatching in Sargassum seaweeds. This explains the large distribution area of ​​the Art

Species

There are five classes, four of which are monotypic. The Nadelpferdchen ( Solegnathus ) include seven described and some undescribed species.

  • Haliichthys Bands - tatters fish ( Haliichthys taeniophorus ) Gray, 1859, 30 cm long, north coast of Western Australia.
  • Leafy fish ( Phycodurus eques )
  • Small scraps of fish or sea dragons ( Phyllopteryx taeniolatus )
  • Duncker Nadelpferdchen ( Solegnathus dunckeri ), 50 cm long, coast of New South Wales to South Queensland.
  • Hardwicks Nadelpferdchen ( Solegnathus hardwickii ), 50 cm long, China Sea to southern Japan.
  • Indonesian Nadelpferdchen ( Solegnathus lettiensis ), 45 cm long, Banda, Java, Moluccas, Flores.
  • Robust Thorn Nadelpferdchen ( Solegnathus robustus ), 40 cm long, coast of Flinders Iceland.
  • Australian Thorn Nadelpferdchen ( Solegnathus spinosissimus ), 50 cm long, coast of Tasmania.
  • Triangular pipefish or double-ended Nadelpferdchen ( Syngnathoides biaculeatus ), 28 cm long, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific.
Syngnathiformes China Seas Banda Sea Maluku Islands Flinders Island Alligator pipefish
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