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

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5 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Nannocampus elegans Smith, 1953

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Nannocampus elegans
[Elegant pipefish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean and

 
Nannocampus lindemanensis
[Painted pipefish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Nannocampus pictus
[Reef pipefish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Nannocampus subosseus
[Bony-headed pipefish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Nannocampus weberi
[Reef-flat pipefish]
5 Species of Family Syngnathidae with Genus Nannocampus
(Pipefishes and seahorses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1953 Nannocampus elegans Elegant pipefish Western Indian Ocean 12 TL
1948 Nannocampus lindemanensis Painted pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean and
1915 Nannocampus pictus Reef pipefish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
1870 Nannocampus subosseus Bony-headed pipefish Eastern Indian Ocean 9.1 SL
1915 Nannocampus weberi Reef-flat pipefish Western Central Pacific 10 TL



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