Penetopteryx taeniocephalus

Oceanic pipefish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Penetopteryx
Species:	P. taeniocephalus
Binomial name
	Penetopteryx taeniocephalus; Lunel 1881

Penetopteryx taeniocephalus, also known as the oceanic pipefish is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.^[1] The species can be found inhabiting coral rubble and gravel in many areas of the Indo-Pacific including Madagascar, Mauritius, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vanuatu.^[2]^[3]^[4] Its diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as copepods.^[5] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.^[6]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zhang, X.; Pollom, R. (2017). "Penetopteryx taeniocephalus". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Dawson, C.E. (1980). "Notes on some Siboga Expedition pipefishes previously referred to the genus Syngnathus". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 50 (1): 221–226.
^ ^a ^b Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
^ Letourneur, Y.; Chabanet, P.; Durville, P.; Taquet, M.; Teissier, E.; Parmentier, M.; Quéro, J.-C.; Pothin, K. (2004). "An updated checklist of the marine fish fauna of Reunion Island, south-western Indian Ocean". Cybium. 28 (3): 199–216.
^ 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.
^ Dawson, C.E.; Allen, G.R. (1978). "Synopsis of the 'finless' pipefish genera (Penetopteryx, Apterygocampus, and Enchelyocampus, gen. nov.)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 6 (4): 391–411.