| Investigator pipefish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Syngnathiformes |
| Family: | Syngnathidae |
| Genus: | Cosmocampus |
| Species: | C. investigatoris |
| Binomial name | |
| Cosmocampus investigatoris Hora, 1926 | |
| 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
- 1 2 3 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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