Cosmocampus investigatoris
Appearance
Investigator pipefish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Cosmocampus |
Species: | C. investigatoris
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Binomial name | |
Cosmocampus investigatoris Hora, 1926
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cosmocampus investigatoris (investigator pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Thailand.[1] It lives over sand, mud, and coral bottoms to depths of 15m, where it can grow to lengths of 9 cm. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch until giving birth to live young.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pollom, R. (2016). "Cosmocampus investigatoris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T46102674A46665239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T46102674A46665239.en.
- ^ Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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