About Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835)
Scientific Classification
The worm pipefish, with the scientific name Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835), is a pipefish species that belongs to the family Syngnathidae.
Distribution
It is found in the northeastern Atlantic, along European coasts stretching from southern Norway, Kattegat, and the British Islands to Río de Oro in Western Sahara.
Size
This fish can reach a maximum length of 15 cm.
Habitat
It lives in rocky coastal areas that contain macrophytes, at depths of up to 30 meters.
Diet
Its diet consists primarily of harpacticoid and cyclopoid copepods.
Reproductive Behavior
Like other pipefish, this species has reversed sex roles: females court males, and males then brood the developing young.
