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Fish Identification
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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae Pipefishes and seahorses
Subfamily: Nerophinae
Genus: Lophocampus

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Max. Length 11.5 cm SL

 
Lophocampus brevidorsalis
[Stream pipefish]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Lophocampus ocellatus (Duncker, 1910)

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Lophocampus ocellatus
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Photo by Appleby, C.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Lophocampus retzii (Bleeker, 1856)

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Lophocampus retzii
[Ragged-tail pipefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lophocampus brevidorsalis Stream pipefish Asia and Oceania 11.5 SL 1913
Lophocampus ocellatus Asia 12.5 SL 1910
Lophocampus retzii Ragged-tail pipefish Asia and Oceania 14.5 SL 1856



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