Cosmocampus darrosanus
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]
| D’Arros pipefish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Cosmocampus |
| Species: | C. darrosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmocampus darrosanus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Pollom, R.; Raffan, O. (2016). "Cosmocampus darrosanus (errata version published in 2017)". The 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.
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