
Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Syngnathidae | Cosmocampus hildebrandi | (Herald) | 1965 | Dwarf Pipefish |
Cosmocampus hildebrandi
Unique Characters: Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout short, length goes into head length 2-3 times. Pale brown, without distinctive marks. Anal fin present.
Similar Species: Pugnose Pipefish Bryx dunckeri. Lateral ridge interrupted above anus. Snout short, length goes into head length 2-3 times. Pale to red-brown; sometimes banded. Anal fin absent.
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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