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Life Cycle

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
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Biology

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Preferred habitat is uncertain. Some specimens have been dredged, others have been taken among loose seaweed and floating dead Zostera sp. Over fine sand bottom. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may be brooding at 12.3 cm SL.
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Histiogamphelus briggsii

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Histiogamphelus briggsii, also known as Brigg's pipefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Sygnathidae.[2] It can be found in the shallow waters (up to 30 m (98 ft) in depth) surrounding South Australia, New South Wales, and Northern Tasmania.[3][4] Its habitat can consist of reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy beach and estuarine environments [3][4] Individuals of this species can grow to lengths of 25 cm (9.8 in). They are an ovoviviparous species, in which males brood eggs and give birth to live young.[5]

References

  1. ^ Vaness J. Thompson & Dianne J. Bray. "Histiogamphelus briggsii". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 24 Jan 2019.
  2. ^ Pollom, R. (2016). "Histiogamphelus briggsii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T65368238A67622405.en.
  3. ^ a b Dawson, C. E. (1984). Synopsis of Australian pipefishes usually referred to the syngnathine (tail-pouch) genera Syngnathus, Leptonotus and Histiogamphelus. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria. Vol. 45. pp. 71–123.
  4. ^ a b Kuiter, R.H. (2000). Seahorses, Pipefishes and their Relatives. A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. TMC Publishing, Chorleywood, UK.
  5. ^ Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.

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Histiogamphelus briggsii: Brief Summary

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Histiogamphelus briggsii, also known as Brigg's pipefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Sygnathidae. It can be found in the shallow waters (up to 30 m (98 ft) in depth) surrounding South Australia, New South Wales, and Northern Tasmania. Its habitat can consist of reefs, seagrass beds, and sandy beach and estuarine environments Individuals of this species can grow to lengths of 25 cm (9.8 in). They are an ovoviviparous species, in which males brood eggs and give birth to live young.

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