Scientific Name	Cosmocampus banneri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Herald & Randall, 1972)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	班氏環宇海龍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	海龍科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F295　Syngnathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	斑氏環宇海龍
Max Length	5.8 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	海龍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	About 1/2 mile off harbor of Ishigaki City, Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands [Western North Pacific], depth 20-35 feet
Synonyms	Syngnathus banneri
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Herald, E. S. etc. 1972 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056657. ASIZP0056723. NMMBP03150. NTOUP201203-231. USNM00213810.
Common Name	Roughridge pipefish; Banner's pipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body typically slender and elongate, without scales, encased in a series of bony rings. Superior trunk and tail ridges discontinuous; inferior trunk and tail ridges continuous; lateral trunk ridge straight, ends near anal ring. Median dorsal snout ridge with 2-4 subtriangular dorsal projections; lateral snout spine present; other median dorsal head ridges distinct, a little elevated; dermal flaps present on eye and elsewhere on head. Rings 15 + 27-31, darsal-fin rays 16-20, pectoral-fin rays 12-13. Body usually pale, with diffuse dark bars crossing belly and lower half of trunk.
habitats	Found in coral reefs to depths of at least 30 m.
Distribution	Distributed from Gulf of Aqaba and East Africa to Fiji and the Ryukyu and Marshall islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan and Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.