Bo Davidsson, Schweden
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Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus (Bleeker, 1858)
Trunk-barred pipefish
Common in reef habitats. Found on soft bottoms. Ovoviviparous
Synonymised names:
Ichthyocampus kampeni Weber, 1913
Phoxocampus kampeni (Weber, 1913)
Syngnathus tetrophthalmus Bleeker, 1858
Syngnathus tetropthalmus Bleeker, 1858 (misspelling)
Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) >Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathinae (Subfamily) > Phoxocampus (Genus) > Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus (Species)
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.
Trunk-barred pipefish
Common in reef habitats. Found on soft bottoms. Ovoviviparous
Synonymised names:
Ichthyocampus kampeni Weber, 1913
Phoxocampus kampeni (Weber, 1913)
Syngnathus tetrophthalmus Bleeker, 1858
Syngnathus tetropthalmus Bleeker, 1858 (misspelling)
Classification:
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) >Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathinae (Subfamily) > Phoxocampus (Genus) > Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus (Species)
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.
