Bhanotia
pauciradiata
Allen %26 Kuiter, 1995
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Family:
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Syngnathidae
(Pipefishes and seahorses), subfamily: Syngnathinae
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Order:
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Syngnathiformes
(pipefishes and seahorses)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Few-rayed pipefish |
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Max. size:
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3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31114) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 %26#150; 12 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Western Central Pacific: Indonesia.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 17 - 17;
Anal
soft rays: 4. Superior trunk ridge not continuous with superior tail ridge; inferior trunk ridge continuous with inferior trunk ridge; lateral trunk ridge straight, ending near anal ring; median dorsal snout ridge discontinuous with a pair of semi-isolated, ridge-like crests; each side of snout with a small conical projection; total body rings 44; dorsal rays 17 (Ref. 31114). Caudal fin minute (Ref. 31114).
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Biology: |
Known from a single specimen collected from a reef slope with algae-covered coralline rock-rubble (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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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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