Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Ringed Pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Ringed Pipefish
Also known as: Banded Pipefish, Zebra Pipefish
Category: Pipefishes
Scientific Name: Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Synonyms: Dunckerocampus caulleryi, Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
Size: 5 to 7 in. (12 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Syngnathidae (Family) Seahorses and Pipefishes
      └Nerophinae (Subfamily) Pipefishes
       └Dunckerocampus (Genus)
        └D. dactyliophorus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218005🔗
iNaturalist ID: 471303🔗

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