| Zavora pipefish | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Halicampus |
| Species: | H. zavorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Halicampus zavorensis C. E. Dawson, 1984 | |
The Zavora pipefish (Halicampus zavorensis) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is only known from three specimens found in the Western Indian Ocean, one from Zavora, Mozambique and two from Sur, Oman. Little is known about its habitat or feeding habits, but they are expected to feed on small crustaceans similar to other pipefish. It can grow to at least 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.
References
- ^ Vaidyanathan, T. & Pollom, R. (2017). "Halicampus zavorensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T65367996A67624482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T65367996A67624482.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halicampus zavorensis year-2018". FishBase.
- Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. ISBN 978-0917235009.
Further reading
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Halicampus zavorensis | |
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