Scientific Name	Phoxocampus diacanthus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Schultz, 1943)	Depth	1 - 40M
Chinese	雙棘錐海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雙棘錐海龍
Max Length	8.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	橫帶海龍、海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Reef at Alofau, Tutuila Island, American Samoa
Synonyms	Ichthyocampus diacanthus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Schultz, L. P. 1943 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	NMMSTP00286.
Common Name	Obscure pipefish; Spined pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Superior and inferior trunk ridges continuous with their respective tail ridges; lateral trunk ridge not deflected near anal ring, ends on last trunk or 1st tail ring. Median dorsal snout ridge entire or with low emarginations, without knob-like elevations or spines; longitudinal opercular ridge angled dorsad, incomplate in subadults-adults; simple dermal flaps usually present on eye and elsewhere on head and body. Rings 15-16 + 25-28, darsal-fin rays 20-24, pectoral-fin rays 11-13. Variously pale to dark brown, the markings in contrasting shades of pale and brown. Trregularly blotched, mottled or with diffus bars; generally without consistent markings.
habitats	Occurs in rock and coral habitats of lagoons and seaward reefs from the surf zone to a depth of 40 m.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Sri Lanka to Samoa, north to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to New Caledonia; Belau, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. It is found in southern and northern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern
Utility	No commercial value.