Cosmocampus darrosanus
D’Arros pipefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Cosmocampus |
Species: | C. darrosanus
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Binomial name | |
Cosmocampus darrosanus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cosmocampus darrosanus (D’Arros pipefish or whiteface pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Guam, and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia).[1] It lives in tidepools and coral reefs to depths of 3 metres (9.8 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 7.4 centimetres (2.9 in). This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young.[2] The specific name is taken from the type locality of D'Arros Island in the Amirante Islands.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Pollom, R.; Raffan, O. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Cosmocampus darrosanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65365759A115418477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T65365759A67619881.en.
- ^ Myers, R.F. (1991). Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. p. 298.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray; Vanessa.J. Thompson. "Cosmocampus darrosanus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
Further reading[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Cosmocampus
- Marine fish
- Fish described in 1975
- Syngnathiformes stubs