Cosmocampus balli (Fowler, 1925)
Ball's pipefish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Corythoichthys balli Fowler, 1925; Syngnathus balli (Fowler, 1925)
Conservation Status
Missing (Camins et al., 2026)
Last record: 2003 (Camins et al., 2026)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Hawaiian Islands, USA
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fowler, H. W. (1925). Fishes of Guam, Hawaii, Samoa, and Tahiti. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 22: 1-38.
Other references:
Camins, E., Singh, S. and Pollom, R. (2026). Cosmocampus balli. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2026: e.T65365349A256266532. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2026-1.RLTS.T65365349A256266532.en. Accessed on 07 August 2026.
Dawson, C. E. (1985). Indo-Pacific Pipefishes (Red Sea to the Americas). The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.