Dr. Carole C. Baldwin, USA
Info
Cosmocampus profundus is a deep-water pipefish from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
The majority of all pipefishes are found at depths that snorkelers or divers can easily reach, but Cosmocampus profundus has chosen a different strategy to fulfill its purpose in the ocean.
Its presence at greater depths will help it to avoid food competitors and typical shallow-water predators such as seabirds.
The body of the pipefish is slender and elongated, with the typical male's breast pocket located under the tail rings 18 - 20.
The pipefish is pale pinkish-red in color, showing; 7 dark brown, eye-sized spots along the flanks and on the front of the tail and ~10 narrow white stripes on the upper side of the back.
The lower third of the body and tail are whitish, mottled red, the fins of the pipefish are clear.
Not an animal for a saltwater aquarium.
Synonym: Corythoichthys profundus Herald, 1965
The majority of all pipefishes are found at depths that snorkelers or divers can easily reach, but Cosmocampus profundus has chosen a different strategy to fulfill its purpose in the ocean.
Its presence at greater depths will help it to avoid food competitors and typical shallow-water predators such as seabirds.
The body of the pipefish is slender and elongated, with the typical male's breast pocket located under the tail rings 18 - 20.
The pipefish is pale pinkish-red in color, showing; 7 dark brown, eye-sized spots along the flanks and on the front of the tail and ~10 narrow white stripes on the upper side of the back.
The lower third of the body and tail are whitish, mottled red, the fins of the pipefish are clear.
Not an animal for a saltwater aquarium.
Synonym: Corythoichthys profundus Herald, 1965
