Maxweber's pipefish (Cosmocampus maxweberi)

Scientific name: Cosmocampus maxweberi Whitley, 1933

Maxweber's pipefish (Cosmocampus maxweberi)

The Maxweber's pipefish (Cosmocampus maxweberi) is a marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Gulf of Aqaba; then from off Sumatra, Indonesia to the Marshall Islands and Samoa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-27

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cosmocampus maxweberi
Family
Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)
Order
Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and Seahorses)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
0–36 m (0–118 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 36 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aqaba; then from off Sumatra, Indonesia to the Marshall Islands and Samoa.
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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