American Crested Pipefish
Cosmocampus brachycephalus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Genus
- Cosmocampus
Where to Find
Found in 29 diving areas across 17 countries and 4 regions.
- Sandy Island, Anguilla - 1 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 1 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 7 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 7 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 3 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 3 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 10 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 3 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 3 records
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 1 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 6 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 2 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 3 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 3 records
- Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 3 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 5 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 5 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
- St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 2 records
- Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 2 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 4 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 2 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 2 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 3 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 7 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 3 records