eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Syngnathus acus |
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| Common name: |
Longsnout pipefish |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Actinopterygii |
Syngnathiformes |
Not Defined |
Syngnathidae |
Syngnathinae |
Syngnathus |
Syngnathus acus |
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Short Description:
The pipefish has a long segmented armoured body, angular in cross section and stretching up 45cm long with its stiff appearance. It ranges a color brown to green in with broad alternating light and dark hue along it. Its customized by a long snout with mouth on end and a slight hump on the top of the body just behind the eyes
The pipefish has distinctive body rings which are a sandy brown with darker bars covering his body in between
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Identification
features: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 42; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays |
| Size: |
50 cm |
| Behaviour: |
Ovoviviparous. The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail . |
| Diet: |
Small Crustaceans |
| Distribution: |
Namibia to Cape of Good Hope and northward to the coast of Zululand in the western Indian Ocean |
| Depth: |
1 - 110 m but usually 3 - 12 m |
| Habitat: |
Found in coastal and estuarine waters to depths of at least 110 m ; on sand, mud and rough bottoms. Common amongst algae and eel-grass |
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Database Statistics
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