Campichthys
Appearance
Campichthys | |
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Campichthys tryoni | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Syngnathiformes |
Family: | Syngnathidae |
Subfamily: | Syngnathinae |
Genus: | Campichthys Whitley, 1931 |
Type species | |
Ichthyocampus tryoni Ogilby, 1890
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Synonyms | |
Larvicampus Whitley, 1948 |
Campichthys is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Campichthys galei (Duncker, 1909) (Gale's pipefish)
- Campichthys nanus C. E. Dawson, 1977
- Campichthys tricarinatus C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Three-keel pipefish)
- Campichthys tryoni (J. D. Ogilby, 1890) (Tryon's pipefish)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Campichthys". FishBase. October 2012 version.