Pipefish - Flame
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Fish - Miscellaneous
Pipefish - Flame
Doryrhamphus janssi
Care:
ExpertDiet:
PlanktivorousLight:
MediumPlace of origin:
Western PacificThis species has a much more elongated snout than other members of the genus. It is found on sheltered inner reefs, usually in caves with sponges and below large plate corals. This pipefish is a very active cleaner and has a cleaning station that is visited mainly by cardinalfishes and damselfishes wheres adults work in pairs. Usually swims upside-down.
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