Dr. Gerald (Gerry) Robert Allen, Australien
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Cosmocampus investigatoris occurs over sandy, muddy, and coral bottoms.
As in related seahorses, males carry fertilized eggs in brood pouches and give birth to live young.
The size of the brood pouch in pipefish regulates fecundity, which is much lower than in a species that spawns over water.
Etymology: Greek, kosmos = order, organization + Greek, kampe = bent, curved.
Etymology: named after the Royal Indian Marine Survey steamer Investigator from which the type was collected.
Synonym: Syngnathus investigatoris Hora, 1926
As in related seahorses, males carry fertilized eggs in brood pouches and give birth to live young.
The size of the brood pouch in pipefish regulates fecundity, which is much lower than in a species that spawns over water.
Etymology: Greek, kosmos = order, organization + Greek, kampe = bent, curved.
Etymology: named after the Royal Indian Marine Survey steamer Investigator from which the type was collected.
Synonym: Syngnathus investigatoris Hora, 1926
