Cosmocampus brachycephalus (American crested pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, near southern Florida (USA), the Bahamas, and northern South America.[1] It lives in sub-tidal grass flats to depths of 10 metres (33 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 10 centimetres (3.9 in). This species ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs and giving birth to live young.[2]
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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. brachycephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmocampus brachycephalus Poey, 1868
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Identifying Features
editThis species can be distinguished by its prominent crest on top of its head, as well as its black stripes.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Brenner, J.; Graham, C.; Pollom, R. & Williams, J.T. (2015). "Cosmocampus brachycephalus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T46108252A46959086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T46108252A46959086.en.
- ^ Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. p.354
- ^ "Shorefishes - the Fishes - Species".
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