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Roughridge pipefish (Cosmocampus banneri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cosmocampus banneri

Common Name
Roughridge pipefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 3 - 4. Body usually pale, with diffuse dark bars crossing belly and lower half of trunk (Ref. 4281).

Classification

Classified By

Herald & Randall, 1972

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pipefishes and Seahorses (Syngnathiformes)

Family

Pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aqaba and East Africa to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu and Marshall islands. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).

Range

30°N - 23°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 30874)

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.45 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.8 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated