Banded Freshwater Pipefish

Brownish, mottled or with prominent dark bars crossing lower half of side and venter of trunk; bars absent or obscured by dark ground color in some adults; dorsal rays without rows of distinct brown spots (Ref. 4281).

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

Amphidromous. Refers to fishes that regularly migrate between freshwater and the sea (in both directions), but not for the purpose of breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous species. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.Characteristic elements in amphidromy are: reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well-grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there (Ref. 82692).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2530

Found in inshore waters (Ref. 75154).

Adults occur in shallow coastal and estuarine waters, sometimes among mangroves. Also found regularly in freshwater in the lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 4967, 44894) and tidal creeks (Ref. 44894). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males maybe brooding at about 9.8 SL.

fisheries: of no interest

分布於印度-太平洋海域，西起紅海、東非，東至薩摩亞群島，北至日本等附近海域。臺灣分布於南部及北部等附近河口域。

小型魚類，偶為潛水或網具捕獲，除學術研究及水族觀賞外，不具食用價值。

體特別的延長和纖細，無鱗，由一系列的骨環所組成；軀幹部的上側稜與尾部上側稜不相連接，下側稜則與尾部相接，中側稜則於臀部體環附近轉向腹面，不與尾部相接。吻部背中稜完全，但低位。主鰓蓋具一完全而直的中縱稜。其餘頭部之稜脊俱在，但不特別高舉；體環無弱縱棘；無皮瓣。骨環14-16 + 36-41；背鰭起點在第2-3尾骨環上，鰭條數 25-30；胸鰭鰭條數 15-18；尾鰭鰭條數 10。體呈暗灰綠色；頭下側白色；腹脊和尾鰭黑色。體呈褐色，頭下半部及軀幹腹側雜著暗色垂直帶。

主要棲息於河口區、沼澤區、沿岸河川下游等水域，棲息深度在0-5公尺深。

Occurs in shallow coastal and estuarine waters, sometimes among mangroves. Males maybe brooding at about 9.8 SL. Also regularly lives in freshwater in the lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 4967).