Cosmocampus heraldi
Cosmocampus heraldi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Genus: | Cosmocampus |
Species: | C. heraldi |
Binomial name | |
Cosmocampus heraldi Fritzsche, 1980 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cosmocampus heraldi is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is known from only seven specimens, which were found at the Desventuradas and Juan Fernandez Islands in Chile.[1] It inhabits rocky reefs and sandy areas at depths of 6–23 metres (20–75 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 7 centimetres (2.8 in). It is expected to feed on small crustaceans like other pipefish.[1] This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs until giving birth to live young.[2] The specific name honours the ichthyologist Earl Stannard Herald (1914-1973) who had a lifelong interest in pipefish.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Zhang, X. & Pollom, R. (2016). "Cosmocampus heraldi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T65365798A115418892. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ Dawson, C.E., 1985. Indo-Pacific pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.
- ↑ R.A. Fritzsche (1980). "Revision of the eastern Pacific Syngnathidae (Pisces: Syngnathiformes), including both recent and fossil forms". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4). 42 (6): 181–227. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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