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Halicampus punctatus Starry pipefish

Halicampus punctatus is commonly referred to as Starry pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto, Japan

Foto: Osezaki, Japan


Courtesy of the author Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto, Japan . Please visit www.izuzuki.com for more information.

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lexID:
11841 
AphiaID:
277193 
Scientific:
Halicampus punctatus 
German:
Sternen-Seenadel 
English:
Starry Pipefish 
Category:
Nålefisker 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Halicampus (Genus) > punctatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Kamohara, ), 1952 
Occurrence:
East China Sea, Endemic species, Japan, Okinawa 
Sea depth:
20 - 150 Meter 
Size:
5.91" - 6.69" (15cm - 17cm) 
Temperature:
19,8 °F - 26,6 °F (19,8°C - 26,6°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-12-13 19:31:58 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Halicampus punctatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Halicampus punctatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Halicampus punctatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Very special thanks for the first two photos of the Starry pipefish to Izuzuki Diver, Japan.

Synonym: Yozia punctata Kamohara, 1952

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Izuzuki Diver, Satoshi Yamamoto (jp). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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