Cosmocampus albirostris

FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
SyngnathidaeCosmocampus albirostris(Kaup)1856Whitenose Pipefish

Cosmocampus albirostris

Unique Characters: Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Body stout, squarish in cross section. Snout white.

Similar Species: “Deepwater” Pipefish Cosmocampus cf. profundus. Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Body and snout elongate. Pale rosy-re; trunk spotted.

Reference: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. A field guide to the Atlantic Coast fishes of North America. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 354 p.

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