Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Nannocampus

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5 species (see list below)
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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Nannocampus elegans Smith, 1953

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Nannocampus elegans
[Elegant pipefish]
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Nannocampus lindemanensis
[Painted pipefish]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Nannocampus pictus
[Reef pipefish]
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Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Nannocampus subosseus
[Bony-headed pipefish]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Nannocampus weberi
[Reef-flat pipefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nannocampus elegans Elegant pipefish Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1953
Nannocampus lindemanensis Painted pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean and 1948
Nannocampus pictus Reef pipefish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1915
Nannocampus subosseus Bony-headed pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 9.1 SL 1870
Nannocampus weberi Reef-flat pipefish Western Central Pacific 10 TL 1915



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