Ball's pipe fish
Cosmocampus balli
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A pipefish from shallow, sheltered reefs. The male carries the eggs. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Cosmocampus balli
- Family
- Syngnathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Synonyms
- Corythoichthys balli, Syngnathus balli
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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