Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus

Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus, the trunk-barred pipefish, is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae.^[2] This species can be found in reefs and tide pools of the Indo-Pacific specifically Indonesia, the Philippines, and Guam.^[3][4] They have also been observed in the Andaman, Cocos-Keeling, and Ryukyu islands.^[5][6] Their diet likely consists of small crustaceans^[7] Reproduction occurs through ovoviviparity in which the males brood eggs before giving live birth.^[3]

Trunk-barred pipefish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Phoxocampus
Species:	P. tetrophthalmus
Binomial name
Phoxocampus tetrophthalmus Bleeker 1858[2]