Species sheet
Glowtail pipefish
Dunckerocampus chapmani
AnimalsSeahorses and pipefish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
New Caledonia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- New Caledonian pipefishBritish English
- Leuchtschwanz-SeenadelGerman (Germany)
- Syngnathe de Nouvelle-CalédonieFrench (France)
- Poisson-aiguille à anneaux blancsFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Doryrhamphus chapmani
- Dunckerocampus caulleryi chapmani
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, GUICHARD Benjamin in : DORIS, 23/05/2014 : Dunckerocampus chapmani Herald, 1953, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3766
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Dunckerocampus chapmani, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2145
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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