Vanacampus phillipi, also known as the Port Phillip pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[2] They can be found inhabiting seaweed and seagrass beds along the southern coast of Australia from Perth to Jervis Bay, New South Wales including the coast of Tasmania.[3][4] Their diet consists of small crustaceans such as copepods, amphipods, and mysid shrimps.[5][6][7] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth to 50 or less offspring.[5][8]
| Port Phillip pipefish | |
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| Syngnathus phillipi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Vanacampus |
| Species: | V. phillipi
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| Binomial name | |
| Vanacampus phillipi Lucas 1891[2]
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References edit
- ^ Rachinski, T.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Vanacampus phillipi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65375571A67622360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65375571A67622360.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Rachinski, T.; Pollom, R. "Vanacampus phillipi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
- ^ Bray, J.D.; Thompson, V. "Port Phillip Pipefish, Vanacampus phillipi (Lucas 1891)".
- ^ a b Howard, R.K.; Koehn, J.D. (1985). "Population dynamics and feeding ecology of pipefish (Syngnathidae) associated with eelgrass beds of Western Port, Victoria". Marine and Freshwater Research. 36 (3): 361–370. doi:10.1071/mf9850361.
- ^ Edgar, G.J.; Shaw, C. (1995). "The production and tropic ecology of shallow-water fish assemblages in southern Australia. III. General relationships between sediments, seagrasses, invertebrates and fishes". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology: 107–131. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(95)00085-2.
- ^ Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.E. (2003). "Patterns in the abundance and size-distribution of syngnathid fishes among habitats in a seagrass-dominated marine environment". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 56: 1–10.
- ^ Martin-Smith, K. (2003). Role of syngnathids in shallow coastal ecosystems of southeastern Australia. Cronulla, Australia: ), Towards Ecosystem-based Fishery Management in New South Wales: Proceedings of the Experts and Data Workshop. pp. 89–100.
External links edit
- Vanacampus phillipi at FishBase
- Vanacampus phillipi at Fishes of Australia
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