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).[1] 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.[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. darrosanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cosmocampus darrosanus C. E. Dawson & Randall, 1975
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Etymology
editThe specific name is taken from the type locality of D'Arros Island in the Amirante Islands.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Myers, R.F. (1991). Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. p. 298.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray; Vanessa.J. Thompson. "Cosmocampus darrosanus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
Further reading
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