''Cosmocampus darrosanus'' (D’Arros pipefish or whiteface pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean,

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, Indonesia, Guam, and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). It lives in tidepools and

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to depths of , where it can grow to lengths of . This species is ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young.

Etymology

The

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is taken from the type locality of D'Arros Island in the Amirante Islands.

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