Urocampus

Urocampus
Urocampus nanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Syngnathiformes
Family:Syngnathidae
Subfamily:Syngnathinae
Genus:Urocampus
Günther, 1870
Type species
Urocampus nanus
Günther, 1870

Urocampus is a genus of pipefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Urocampus carinirostris Castelnau, 1872 (Hairy pipefish)
  • Urocampus nanus Günther, 1870 (Barbed pipefish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Urocampus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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