Lissocampus bannwarthi is a species of marine pipefish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.
They are found in the coastal waters of the northern Red Sea in sandy substrates from depths of 0 to 3 meters.Dawson, C. E. 1977. Review of the Indo-Pacific pipefish genus Lissocampus(Syngnathidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89: 599-620.Dawson, C.E. 1985. Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Seahorses, Pipefishes and Their Relatives: A Comprehensive Guide to Syngnathiformes. TMC Publishing, Chorleywood, England. Their primary food source likely consists of small crustaceans and amphipods.Kendrick, A.J. and Hyndes, G.A. 2005. Variations in the dietary compositions of morphologically diverse syngnathid fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 72: 415-427. Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity, in which the males carry eggs in a brood pouch underneath their tail before giving birth to live offspring.Breder, C.M. and Rosen, D.E. 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey.
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