Database

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Banded pipefish

Identification

Primary colors Black, White
Secondary colors Red

Scientific name

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

English name

Banded pipefish

Community experiences

Difficulty

1 vote Hard 4

Potential for aggresion

1 vote Very low 1

Reef safeness

1 vote Reef safe

Warnings

1 vote High mortality

Minimal tank size for adult animals

1 vote   250L

Recommended number of same species per tank

1 vote One pair
1 vote Any number

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Syngnathiformes

Family

Syngnathidae

Initial determination

Bleeker, 1853

Community experiences

Difficulty

1 vote Hard 4

Potential for aggresion

1 vote Very low 1

Reef safeness

1 vote Reef safe

Warnings

1 vote High mortality

Minimal tank size for adult animals

1 vote   250L

Recommended number of same species per tank

1 vote One pair
1 vote Any number

Protection

CITES

Not listed

Size

19 cm

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Syngnathiformes

Family

Syngnathidae

Initial determination

Bleeker, 1853

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