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Investigator pipefish (Cosmocampus investigatoris)
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Investigator pipefish (Cosmocampus investigatoris) specimen
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Syngnathidae

Investigator pipefish

Cosmocampus investigatoris

Seven Point Two Centimeters Pipefish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Anguilliform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

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. It lives over sand, mud, and coral bottoms to depths of 15m, where it can grow to lengths of 9 cm.

Maximum length
7.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Kuwait to Ko Samui Island, Gulf of Thailand.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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