| Verco's pipefish | |
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| Syngnathus vercoi | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Vanacampus |
| Species: | V. vercoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanacampus vercoi Waite & Hale, 1921 | |
Vanacampus vercoi, also known as Verco's pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae. They can be found inhabiting seaweed and seagrass beds in addition to tidepools at depths between 2–4 meters from Spencer's Gulf to Encounter Bay, South Australia. Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as amphipods and copepods. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.
References
- Pollom, R. (2017). "Vanacampus vercoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T155285A67619445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T155285A67619445.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Pollom, R. "Vanacampus vercoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- Pogonoski, J.J.; Pollard, D.A.; Paxton, J.R. (2002). Conservation overview and action plan for Australian threatened and potentially threatened marine and estuarine fishes. Australia: Environment Australia, Canberra, ACT.
- Baker, J.; Sheperd, S.; Brown, A.; Crawford, H.; Muirhead, D. (2008). Uncommon and Cryptic Reef Fishes: Results of Pilot Surveys along Fleurieu Peninsula. Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board.
- Kendrick, A.J.; Hyndes, G.A. (2005). "Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes". Environmental Biology. 72 (4): 415–427. doi:10.1007/s10641-004-2597-y. S2CID 23797922.
- Dawson, C.E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA: The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.
External links
- Vanacampus vercoi at FishBase
- Vanacampus vercoi at Fishes of Australia
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| Vanacampus vercoi | |
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