Haliichthys taeniophorus Ribboned pipefish

Haliichthys taeniophorusis commonly referred to as Ribboned pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Haliichthys taeniophorus
German:: Fetzen-Seenadel
English:: Ribboned Pipefish

Category:: Pipefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Haliichthys (Genus) > taeniophorus (Species)
Initial determination:: Gray, 1859

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Sea depth:: 17 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Copepods, Food specialist, Living Food, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Haliichthys taeniophorus
Fetzen-Seenadel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-07-30 10:43:33
Last edit:: 2017-04-24 09:08:27

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Haliichthys taeniophorus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Haliichthys taeniophorus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Haliichthys taeniophorus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Gray, 1859

Synonym: Haliichthys taeniophora Gray, 1859

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Syngnathinae (Subfamily) > Haliichthys (Genus) > Haliichthys taeniophorus (Species)

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

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FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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