Siokunichthys breviceps Softcoral pipefish

Siokunichthys breviceps is commonly referred to as Softcoral 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.

Profile

lexID:

9167 

AphiaID:

218032 

Scientific:

Siokunichthys breviceps 

German:

Weichkorallen-Seenadel 

English:

Softcoral Pipefish 

Category:

Kantnålar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Siokunichthys (Genus) > breviceps (Species) 

Initial determination:

Smith, 1963 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

3 - 12 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

26,3 °F - 29,2 °F (26,3°C - 29,2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Copepods, Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Siokunichthys bentuviai
  Gebänderte Xenia-Seenadel
• 
  Siokunichthys breviceps
  Weichkorallen-Seenadel
• 
  Siokunichthys herrei
  Gepunktete Xenia-Seenadel
• 
  Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
  Pilzkorallen-Seenadel
• Siokunichthys southwelli
• Siokunichthys striatus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-01-15 09:22:40 

Last edit:

2024-05-23 09:19:51 

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