Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus, also known as the double-ended pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. They can be found in reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy habitats throughout the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to New Caledonia and from Japan to Australia. Males of this species are considered mature when they reach approximately 26 centimeters long, but adults can grow to be lengths of 40 centimeters. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which males brood eggs before giving live birth.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bentstick Pipefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cosmocampus elucens
- Mitotichthys meraculus
- Histiogamphelus cristatus
- Syngnathus temminckii
- Histiogamphelus briggsii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Trachyrhamphus
- Species
- Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus
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