Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Syngnathidae | Cosmocampus albirostris | (Kaup) | 1856 | Whitenose 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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