Dunckerocampus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Subordo: Syngnathoidei

Familia: Syngnathidae
Genus: Dunckerocampus
Species (7): D. baldwini – D. boylei – D. chapmani – D. dactyliophorus – D. multiannulatus – D. naia – D. pessuliferus
Name

Dunckerocampus Whitley, 1933: 67

Gender: masculine
Type species: Syngnathus dactyliophorus Bleeker, 1853
Type by being a replacement name
Replacement for Acanthognathus Duncker, 1912, preoccupied by Acanthognathus Mayr, 1887 (Hymenoptera)

Synonymy

Dunkerocampus [misspelling]

References

Whitley, G.P. 1933: Studies in ichthyology. No. 7. Records of the Australian Museum, 19 (1): 60–112, Pls. 11-15. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1933.691 PDF

Links

ION
Nomenclator Zoologicus
Dunckerocampus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021. [species list needs updating]
Dunckerocampus and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
ITIS [species list needs updating]

Dunckerocampus is a genus of pipefishes one of two genera known as the flagtail pipefishes. This genus is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans where they are usually found in reef environments. These species are elongated and have a maximum length between 10 and 20 centimetres (3.9 and 7.9 in), with D. chapmani being the only species with a maximum length below 15 centimetres (5.9 in). Their tail is red with a whitish edge, and in some species there is a white or yellow spot in the center. All except D. baldwini have vertical red/brown and yellow/white stripes on their body.
Broad-banded Pipefish (D. boylei)
Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

Dunckerocampus baldwini Herald & J. E. Randall, 1972 (Redstripe pipefish)
Dunckerocampus boylei Kuiter, 1998 (Broad-banded Pipefish)
Dunckerocampus chapmani Herald, 1953 (Glowtail pipefish)
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) (Ringed pipefish)
Dunckerocampus multiannulatus (Regan, 1903) (Many-banded pipefish)
Dunckerocampus naia G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 2004
Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler, 1938 (Yellowbanded pipefish)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Dunckerocampus in FishBase. October 2012 version.