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Orange-Banded Pipefish - Doryrhamphus pessuliferus This Orange-Banded Pipefish - Doryrhamphus pessuliferus are often found in pairs and the one on the left is carrying eggs, which are glued/stick to the abdomen. Cebu,Doryrhamphus pessuliferus,Geotagged,Orange-Banded Pipefish,Philippines,Pipefish,Winter,malapascua Click/tap to enlarge

Orange-Banded Pipefish - Doryrhamphus pessuliferus

This Orange-Banded Pipefish - Doryrhamphus pessuliferus are often found in pairs and the one on the left is carrying eggs, which are glued/stick to the abdomen.

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''Doryrhamphus pessuliferus'' or the ''Yellowbanded pipefish'' is native to the Western Central Pacific, from the Philippines to Australia. It is found in inshore patch reefs and sometimes estuaries up to 44m deep. It feeds on micro-crustaceans and cleanes parasites off other fish.

It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, but is protected in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It grows to 16 cm in length.

Similar species: Pipefishes And Seahorses
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jun 10, 2017. Captured Feb 11, 2013 16:51 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
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  • f/2.0
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  • ISO640
  • 10.53mm