Dunckerocampus boylei Kuiter, 1998
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Dunckerocampus boylei (broad-banded pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Red Sea, Mauritius, and Indonesia, but it is thought to be widespread throughout the Indian Ocean. It lives in coastal caves and crevices at depths of 20–40 metres (66–131 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). It feeds on small crustaceans that grow on other fish species. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young. The specific name honours Bill Boyle, an underwater fish photographer who drew the attention of Kuiter to the species.
Wikipedia contributors, Dunckerocampus boylei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:33:39.456316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dunckerocampus boylei Kuiter, 1998
- Name authority
- Kuiter, 1998
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Dunckerocampus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSyngnathiformes
- familySyngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyNerophinae Kaup, 1853
- genusDunckerocampus Whitley, 1933
- speciesDunckerocampus boylei Kuiter, 1998
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dunckerocampus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dunckerocampus caulleryi (Chabanaud, 1929) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunckerocampus baldwini Herald & Randall, 1972 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunckerocampus chapmani Herald, 1953 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| multibar pipefishDunckerocampus multiannulatus (Regan, 1903) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunckerocampus naia Allen & Kuiter, 2004 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dunckerocampus pessuliferus Fowler, 1938 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Kuiter, R. H. (1998). Pipefishes of the syngnathid genus Dunckerocampus (Sygnathiformes: Syngnathidae), with a description of a new species from the Indian Ocean. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 3 (2): 81–84. [Erratum: aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 4 (1) 2000:34.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:382K7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.