Lissocampus is a genus of pipefishes mostly native to the Indian Ocean. One species (L. bannwarthi) is only known to occur in the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez and one species (L. filum) occurs in the Pacific Ocean around New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. The remaining species are endemic to Australia.

Lissocampus
Lissocampus runa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Subfamily: Syngnathinae
Genus: Lissocampus
Waite & Hale, 1921
Type species
Lissocampus caudalis
Waite & Hale, 1921
Synonyms[1]

Larvicampus Whitley, 1948

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

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  1. ^ William Eschmeyer, ed. (30 May 2018). "Genera that contain: Lissocampus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lissocampus". FishBase. October 2012 version.