Lord Howe pipefish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Cosmocampus |
Species: | C. howensis
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Binomial name | |
Cosmocampus howensis
Whitley, 1948
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cosmocampus howensis (Lord Howe pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the South Pacific from Jervis Bay (New South Wales, Australia) to Easter Island. [2] [1] It lives in lagoons and on rocky reefs, where it grows to lengths of 10–12 centimetres (3.9–4.7 in). [3] It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefishes. [1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young. [3]
This species has a blotchy brown body, occasionally marked with dark speckles and pale bars. [4]
Lord Howe pipefish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Cosmocampus |
Species: | C. howensis
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Binomial name | |
Cosmocampus howensis
Whitley, 1948
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cosmocampus howensis (Lord Howe pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the South Pacific from Jervis Bay (New South Wales, Australia) to Easter Island. [2] [1] It lives in lagoons and on rocky reefs, where it grows to lengths of 10–12 centimetres (3.9–4.7 in). [3] It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to other pipefishes. [1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young. [3]
This species has a blotchy brown body, occasionally marked with dark speckles and pale bars. [4]