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Cosmocampus brachycephalus American Crested Pipefish

Cosmocampus brachycephalusis commonly referred to as American Crested Pipefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 350 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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bhb 22 P9131497a,Crested Pipefish, Cosmocampus brachycephalus 2022


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lexID:
9757 
AphiaID:
278058 
Scientific:
Cosmocampus brachycephalus 
German:
Amerikanische Seenadel 
English:
American Crested Pipefish 
Category:
Pipefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Syngnathiformes (Order) > Syngnathidae (Family) > Cosmocampus (Genus) > brachycephalus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Poey, ), 1868 
Occurrence:
Belize, Cuba, Florida, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 10 Meter 
Size:
up to 3.94" (10 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Living Food, Mysis 
Tank:
76.99 gal (~ 350L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-11-27 17:10:40 

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Cosmocampus brachycephalus (Poey, 1868)

Adults inhabit coastal waters. Ovoviviparous. The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail.

Cosmocampus brachycephalus can be distinguished by its black stripes.

Synonymised names:
Corythoichthys brachicephalus (Poey, 1868) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Corythoichthys brachycephalus (Poey, 1868) · unaccepted
Syngnathus brachycephalus Poey, 1868 · unaccepted

Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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