''Urocampus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

pipefish Pipefishes or pipe-fishes (Syngnathinae) are a subfamily of small fishes, which, together with the seahorses and seadragons ('' Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''), form the family Syngnathidae. Description Pipefish look like straight-bodied s ...

es native to the western

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Urocampus carinirostris'' Castelnau, 1872 (Hairy pipefish) * '' Urocampus nanus'' Günther, 1870 (Barbed pipefish)

References

Syngnathidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Syngnathiformes-stub