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Enneacampus ansorgii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Syngnathiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Enneacampus
Species:	E. ansorgii
Binomial name
Enneacampus ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
Synonyms
Syngnathus ansorgii Boulenger, 1910 Syngnathus pulchellus Boulenger, 1915 Syngnathus olssoni Johnels, 1954

Enneacampus ansorgii, the African freshwater pipefish, is a pipefish in the family Syngnathidae (pipefishes and seahorses). It is widely distributed in coastal rivers and streams of Western Africa, being found in both slow and fast flowing water from the Gambia River to the Cuanza River in Angola. It is most likely that the specific name honours the explorer William John Ansorge (1850–1913).

References

1. ^ Pollom, R. (2017). "Enneacampus ansorgii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T167999A96891636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T167999A96891636.en.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enneacampus ansorgii". FishBase. February 2018 version.
3. "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. A". Hans G. Hansson. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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