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Etymology: Kaupus: Because of Johann Jakob Kaup, 1827; author of "Zoologische Monographien", ichthyologist.
More on authors: Waite & Hale.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 50 m (Ref. 5316). Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 9 - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5316)

Found over seagrass and algal beds. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may be brooding at 8.65 cm SL.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).

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Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA. (Ref. 5316)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Kaupus costatus (Waite & Hale, 1921)