Enneacampus

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Enneacampus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Enneacampus
C. E. Dawson, 1981
Type species
Syngnathus ansorgii
Boulenger, 1910

Enneacampus is a genus of freshwater pipefishes native to Africa.

Etymology

The genus name comes from the Greek ennea meaning "nine times" and kampe meaning "curvature."

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Enneacampus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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