Cosmocampus darrosanus

D'Arros pipefish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Cosmocampus
Species:
C. darrosanus
Binomial name
Cosmocampus darrosanus
Synonyms
  • Syngnathus darrosanus Dawson & Randall, 1975
  • Syngnathus lumbricoides Maugé, 1981

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). 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.

Etymology

The specific name is taken from the type locality of D'Arros Island in the Amirante Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ Myers, R.F. (1991). Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. p. 298.
  3. ↑ Dianne J. Bray; Vanessa.J. Thompson. "Cosmocampus darrosanus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

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