''Maroubra yasudai'', also known as the orange pipefish, is a species of
marine fish belonging to the family
Syngnathidae.
This species can be found in the Izu Oceanic Park along the coast of
Honshu Island, Japan.
They often inhabit rocky crevices and caves at depths ranging from 28 to 30 meters.
Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans such as
copepods
Copepods (; meaning "oar-feet") are a group of small crustaceans found in nearly every freshwater and saltwater habitat. Some species are planktonic (inhabiting sea waters), some are benthic (living on the ocean floor), a number of species have p ...
.
Reproduction occurs through
ovoviviparity
Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovivipary, or aplacental viviparity is a term used as a "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop insi ...
in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.
References
External links
''Maroubra yasudai''at FishBase
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Syngnathidae
Fish described in 1983