Biology:Cosmocampus arctus

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Short description: Species of fish

Snubnose pipefish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Cosmocampus
Species:
C. arctus
Binomial name
Cosmocampus arctus
Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
Synonyms[1]
  • Hildebrand, 1946 Jenkins & Evermann, 1889
  • Siphostoma arctum Bryx arctus
  • Jenkins & Evermann, 1889 Syngnathus independencia

Cosmocampus arctus (snubnose pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found from Tomales Bay, California, to Mazatlan, Mexico, and throughout the Gulf of California.[1] It lives on rocky or coral reefs, among eelgrass and other seaweeds, and among algae. It inhabits depths to 10m, where it can grow to lengths of 12 cm. This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.[2] Monogamous mating has also been observed in this species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pollom, R. (2017). "Cosmocampus arctus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T112664138A67619693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T112664138A67619693.en. 
  2. Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q8351325 entry