Orange pipefish
Maroubra yasudai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Maroubra
Species:
M. yasudai
Binomial name
Maroubra yasudai
Dawson 1983[1]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fujii, I.; Pollom, R. (2016). "Maroubra yasudai". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 Dawson, C.E. (1985). "Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas)". The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
  4. ↑ Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 72 (4): 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. S2CID 23797922.


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