TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gasterosteiformes
Family Syngnathidae
Genus Phoxocampus
Phoxocampus diacanthus (Schultz, 1943)

Provider:

P. L. Lin

Synonyms：

Ichthyocampus diacanthus

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);

Fishbase(2005);

The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)

Character:

Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Superior and inferior trunk ridges continuous with their respective tail ridges; lateral trunk ridge not deflected near anal ring, ends on last trunk or 1st tail ring. Median dorsal snout ridge entire or with low emarginations, without knob-like elevations or spines; longitudinal opercular ridge angled dorsad, incomplate in subadults-adults; simple dermal flaps usually present on eye and elsewhere on head and body. Rings 15-16 + 25-28, darsal-fin rays 20-24, pectoral-fin rays 11-13. Variously pale to dark brown, the markings in contrasting shades of pale and brown. Trregularly blotched, mottled or with diffus bars; generally without consistent markings.

Habitat:

Occurs in rock and coral habitats of lagoons and seaward reefs from the surf zone to a depth of 40 m.

Distribution:

Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Sri Lanka to Samoa, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to New Caledonia; Belau, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. It is found in southern and northern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

381125

IUCN Red List:LC

Marine