Enneacampus kaupi (Bleeker, 1863) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : : Lévêque, 1992a | Lévêque & Paugy, 2003c | Snoeks & Vreven, 2007 .
  • Common names : Syngnathe / Vipère de mer (French) .
  • Current distribution known : occurs in rivers and streams from Guinea to the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
  • Distribution_references : : Lévêque, 1992a | Lévêque & Paugy, 2003c | Snoeks & Vreven, 2007 .
  • Food habits : feeds on small prey and organic debris .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in coastal rivers, forest streams, lagoons, and in estuaries; it lives among seagrass and algae where it mimics the colour of the vegetation .
  • Habitat_references : Snoeks & Vreven, 2007 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : : Lévêque, 1992a | Lévêque & Paugy, 2003c | Snoeks & Vreven, 2007 .
  • Reproduction : the incubation of the eggs takes place in a brood pouch found in front of the tail of the males. It was reported over 800 postlarvae in a male .
  • Reproduction_references : Snoeks & Vreven, 2007 .
  • Size : 165 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Syngnathus kaupi Bleeker, 1863 a: 24, pl. 4, fig. 2. Type locality: "Guinea". Holotype RMNH n° 3.874.
  • Use and trade : it is collected commercially for the aquarium trade in central Africa. It may also be traded for use in traditional medicine as other syngnathids are, both globally and in the region .