Cosmocampus darrosanus

Cosmocampus darrosanus (D'Arros pipefish or whiteface pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Guam, and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia).^[1] It lives in tidepools and coral reefs to depths of 3 metres (9.8 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 7.4 centimetres (2.9 in). This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young.^[2]

D'Arros pipefish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Cosmocampus
Species:	C. darrosanus
Binomial name
Cosmocampus darrosanus C. E. Dawson & Randall, 1975
Synonyms[1]
Syngnathus darrosanus Dawson & Randall, 1975 Syngnathus lumbricoides Maugé, 1981

Etymology

The specific name is taken from the type locality of D'Arros Island in the Amirante Islands.^[3]