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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Lissocampus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Lissocampus bannwarthi
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No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Lissocampus caudalis
[Smooth pipefish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Lissocampus fatiloquus
[Prophet's pipefish]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Lissocampus filum
[Shortsnout pipefish]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Lissocampus runa (Whitley, 1931)

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Lissocampus runa
[Javelin pipefish]
5 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Lissocampus
(Pipefishes and seahorses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1915 Lissocampus bannwarthi Western Indian Ocean 13.2 SL
1921 Lissocampus caudalis Smooth pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 SL
1943 Lissocampus fatiloquus Prophet's pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 7.9 SL
1870 Lissocampus filum Shortsnout pipefish Southwest Pacific 10.7 SL
1931 Lissocampus runa Javelin pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 9.4 SL



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