Enneacampus

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Enneacampus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Enneacampus
C. E. Dawson, 1981
Type species
Syngnathus ansorgii
Boulenger, 1910

Enneacampus is a genus of freshwater pipefishes native to Africa.

Etymology[edit]

The genus name comes from the Greek ennea meaning "nine times" and kampe meaning "curvature."

Species[edit]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Enneacampus in FishBase. October 2012 version.