Elegant pipefish (Nannocampus elegans)

Scientific name: Nannocampus elegans Smith, 1953

Elegant pipefish (Nannocampus elegans)

The Elegant pipefish (Nannocampus elegans) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Inhaca Island, Mozambique to Great Fish Point, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-24; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nannocampus elegans
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Inhaca Island, Mozambique to Great Fish Point, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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