''Nannocampus'' is a
genus
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of
pipefish
Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae.
Description
Pipefish look like straight-bodied se ...
es native to the
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
and
Pacific Ocean
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s with these currently recognized species :
* ''
Nannocampus elegans''
J. L. B. Smith, 1953 (elegant pipefish)
* ''
Nannocampus lindemanensis''
( Whitley, 1948) (painted pipefish)
* ''
Nannocampus pictus''
( Duncker, 1915) (reef pipefish)
* ''
Nannocampus subosseus''
Günther, 1870 (bony-headed pipefish)
* ''
Nannocampus weberi''
Duncker, 1915 (reef-flat pipefish)
References
Syngnathidae
Marine fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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