Costa Rica country information

Common names: Pez pipa, Pipefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Bussing, W.A., 1998
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Uncommon in the northern and southern Pacific sectors of the country (Ref. 36880).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bussing, W.A., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Yellowbelly pipefish, Pez pipa, Pez pipa de río, ... more

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> Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Syngnathinae
Etymology: Pseudophallus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, phallus = phallus (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Culver.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 36880)

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Central and South America: Baja California Sur and Sinaloa, Mexico to Santa Rosa, Ecuador.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5316)

Occurs in rivers, streams or upper reaches of estuaries. Maximum upstream elevation of 61 m. Most common in depths less than 3 m. One specimen reported from a presumably marine habitat. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205).

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

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Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 November 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00037 (0.00016 - 0.00085), b=3.18 (2.99 - 3.37), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).

Pseudophallus starksii (Jordan & Culver, 1895)