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Lord Howe pipefish (Cosmocampus howensis)
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Lord Howe pipefish (Cosmocampus howensis) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Lord Howe pipefish

Cosmocampus howensis

Nine Point Five Centimeters Pipefish

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Cosmocampus howensis (Lord Howe pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the South Pacific from Jervis Bay (New South Wales, Australia) to Easter Island. It lives in lagoons and on rocky reefs, where it grows to lengths of 10–12 centimetres (3.9–4.7 in).

Maximum length
9.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: mostly south of 24°S, and from Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia to Easter Island.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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