''Cosmocampus profundus'' (deepwater pipefish) is a species of marine fish of the family
Syngnathidae. It is found near the southeastern US, the
Virgin Islands, and the
Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
The few specimens of this species that have been collected were found over sand and
coral at depths of 100-265m. This species is
ovoviviparous, with males carrying eggs before giving birth to live young.
[Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. p.354]
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Further reading
WoRMS
profundus
Marine fish
Taxa named by Earl Stannard Herald
Fish described in 1965
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