Maroubra yasudai
Maroubra yasudai, also known as the orange pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.[1] This species can be found in the Izu Oceanic Park along the coast of Honshu Island, Japan.[2][3] They often inhabit rocky crevices and caves at depths ranging from 28 to 30 meters.[2] Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods.[4] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.[3]
| Orange pipefish | |
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| Maroubra yasudai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Maroubra |
| Species: | M. yasudai |
| Binomial name | |
| Maroubra yasudai Dawson 1983[1] | |
References
- Fujii, I.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Maroubra yasudai". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Dawson, C.E. (1983). "Maroubra yasudai, a new species of pipefish (Syngnathidae) from Honshu Island, Japan". Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 28 (5–6): 397–401. doi:10.5134/176068.
- Dawson, C.E. (1985). "Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas)". The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
- Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 72: 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y.
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