FB-5972 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Dunckerocampus Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) Band-pypvis Stribet tangnål Banded pipefish Pipefish Ringed pipefish Ringed Pipefish Seepraneula Flûte rayé Oiran-yôji Tangkur merah putih Kabayokabayoh 带纹矛吻海龙 帶紋矛吻海龍 斑節海龍 斑节海龙 黑环海龙 黑環海龍 Acanthognathus caulleryi Chabanaud, 1929 Doryhamphus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) Doryramphus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) Syngnathus dactyliophorus Bleeker, 1853 1992-06-16 2015-04-14 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Dodac_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Dodac_u1.jpg Locality: Manado, Celebes, Indonesia. FB-pic-5972-20254 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-10 2000-10-23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Dodac_u6.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Dodac_u6.jpg FB-pic-5972-20324 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-10 2000-10-23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Dodac_u4.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Dodac_u4.jpg FB-pic-5972-20325 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-10 2002-01-02 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Dodac_u5.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Dodac_u5.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2015-04-14 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Adults inhabit tide pools, lagoons, and outer reef slopes. Found in caves and crevices. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 89972). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Have been reared in captivity (Ref. 35416). Solitary, pairs or in small aggregations in caves or under ledges (Ref 90102). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-31 00:00:00 2013-02-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Usually with one dark band crossing opercle (Ref. 4281).Description: Characterized by alternating dark brown to reddish and white bands; caudal fin red, white-edged with central yellow or white spot; 10 caudal rays; rings 15 - 17 + 18 - 22; discontinuous superior trunk and tail ridges; inferior trunk ridge ends on anal ring; lateral trunk ridge confluent with inferior tail ridge; length of snout 1.4-1.8 in head length; depth of snout 10.6-20.8 in snout length; head length 3.7-4.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). Dawson, C.E. 1986 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) FB-Morphology-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-31 00:00:00 2013-02-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 26; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 4 Dawson, C.E. 1986 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) FB-Distribution-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-08-18 00:00:00 2018-05-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to Japan (Ref. 559), south to Australia. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-Uses-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2015-04-14 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums Joannot, P. 1997 List of fishes in the Noumea aquarium. Unpublished. (Ref. 13603) Joannot, P. 1997 List of fishes in the Noumea aquarium. Unpublished. (Ref. 13603) FB-LifeCycle-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2015-04-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5972&StockCode=6688 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2001-05-28 00:00:00 2018-05-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public dactyliophorus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Inhabits tidepools, lagoons, and outer reef slopes. Found in caves and crevices (Ref. 1602), and in rock-like and coral reefs (Ref. 9137). Feeds on small crustaceans and fish larvae (Ref. 9137). Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137) FB-Size-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2015-04-14 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 19.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4281)) Dawson, C.E. 1986 Syngnathidae. p. 445-458. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4281) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5972 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-16 00:00:00 2015-04-14 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5972 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 56 m (Ref. 1602) Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)