Vanacampus Explained

Vanacampus is a genus of pipefishes endemic to the ocean waters around the Australian coasts.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Vanacampus margaritifer (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) (mother-of-pearl pipefish)
• Vanacampus phillipi (A. H. S. Lucas, 1891) (Port Phillip pipefish)
• Vanacampus poecilolaemus (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
• Vanacampus vercoi (Waite & Hale, 1921) (Verco's pipefish)