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in Hippocampus, Part I, by Pete
Giwojna and Ben Giwojna Fresh to Brackish Water
Pipefishes, Solenostomidae
(Ghost Pipefishes),
/The Conscientious Aquarist
Of Leafy Dragons, Pipefishes, Seahorses;
Family Syngnathidae. Pipefishes, part 2
To: part I,
part III |
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By Bob Fenner
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Genus Cosmocampus:
| Cosmocampus elucens (Poey 1868),
the Shortfin Pipefish. Trop. W. Atlantic. To 15 cm. Cozumel 08. |
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| Cosmocampus sp. One of twenty or so species
of Pipefishes in the Tropical West Atlantic. This one off of St.
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Genus Doryrhamphus: Six species currently
| Doryrhamphus excisus Kaup 1856, Bluestripe
Pipefish. Indo-Pacific and East Pacific. To 7 cm. Aq photo; Interzoo 2008. |
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| Doryrhamphus janssi (Herald & Randall 1972),
Janss' Pipefish. Western Central Pacific. To 14 cm. in length. Aquarium image,
House of Fins 2012. |
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Genus Dunckerocampus:
| Dunckerocampus baldwini Herald & Randall
1972, Redstripe Pipefish. Hawaiian endemic. Often found in dark
caves in small aggregations of a few adults. A facultative
cleaner.. To 5" in length. Hawai'i image. |
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| Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus (Bleeker 1853),
Ringed Pipefish. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, east Africa to Samoa. To 7
3/4" in length. A common offering in the pet-fish interest. Do
buy tank bred specimens. Wild ones fare poorly. Aquarium and N.
Sulawesi images. |
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| Dunkerocampus pessuliferus Fowler 1938, the
Yellowbanded Pipefish; another Ringed (Orange) Pipefish. . To 16 cm. E. Indo- W. Central Pacific; Here in S.
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Genus Halicampus:
| Halicampus macrorhynchus Bamber 1915, the
Ornate Pipefish. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to the Solomons, Indonesia.
To 18 cm. in length. N. Sulawesi photos. |
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Genus Haliichthys:
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part III
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