Halicampus mataafae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
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
The Samoan pipefish, or brown pipefish (Halicampus mataafae), is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea, to Sodwana Bay, to Taiwan, the Marshall Islands, and Samoa, where it inhabits tidepools and coral and rocky reefs to depths of 15 metres (49 ft). It is a solitary species with cryptic habits and is rarely observed. It is likely to feed on small crustaceans, and can grow to lengths of 14 centimetres (5.5 in). This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying the fertilised eggs in a brood pouch, the folds of which fall well short of the centre of the egg-filled pouch, eventually giving birth to live young.
Wikipedia contributors, Halicampus mataafae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:12.936372+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halicampus mataafae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Halicampus
- 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
- subfamilySyngnathinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusHalicampus Kaup, 1856
- speciesHalicampus mataafae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halicampus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halicampus brocki (Herald, 1953) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus marquesensis Dawson, 1984 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus nitidus (Günther, 1873) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus grayi Kaup, 1856 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus boothae (Whitley, 1964) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus dunckeri (Chabanaud, 1929) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus edmondsoni (Pietschmann, 1928) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber, 1915 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus punctatus (Kamohara, 1952) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus spinirostris (Dawson & Allen, 1981) | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halicampus zavorensis Dawson, 1984 | SyngnathidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Halicampus mataafe (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | synonym |
| Corythoichthys mataafae Jordan & Seale, 1906 Jordan & Seale, 1906 | synonym |
| Micrognathus mataafae (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | synonym |
| Corythroichthys mataafae Jordan & Seale, 1906 Jordan & Seale, 1906 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218010 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:3JBLK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.