WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Roughridge Pipefish

Cosmocampus banneri

Also known as: Banded Pipefish, Banner's Pipefish, Ringed Pipefish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@janemelvin2 · Tamarin, Mauritius · December 20141 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, over rock and sandy areas of coral reefs.
They feed on tiny swimming invertebrates which they suck whole into their mouths.

Pipefish are like seahorses in that the male gives birth!
The female deposits their eggs after fertilisation into the males pouch located under their tail to incubate the eggs for one month before giving birth.

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How to identify

Pattern
barsspots

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, over rock and sandy areas of coral reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSyngnathiformes
    5. familySyngnathidae
    6. genusCosmocampus
    7. speciesCosmocampus banneri (Herald & Randall, 1972)

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    More in the family

    Pipefishes-Seahorses (Syngnathidae)