Elegant pipefish
Nannocampus elegans
- Usual depth1–31 m
- Water temperature21–25 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Nannocampus elegans, the elegant pipefish, is a species of pipefish native to the Western Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Nannocampus elegans”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–31 m · Deepest record: 30.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Elegant pipefish, elegant pipefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 美丽南海龙, 美麗南海龍
Similar species
Painted Reef PipefishNannocampus pictus
- Lindeman Island Pipefish
Nannocampus lindemanensis
- Bony-headed pipefish
Nannocampus subosseus
Banded PipefishCorythoichthys flavofasciatus
Bloodspot PipefishCorythoichthys haematopterus
Banded pipefishCorythoichthys intestinalis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 37 open-data records from 1949 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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